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Originally Posted by Christ
Person w/ the Toy PreRunner - If you have stake pockets in your rig: - Put tight fitting boards in them, at least as tall as the top of your cab.
- Get a chalk line, and learn to calculate the angle of a scalene triangle based on it's right angle size. (Or get a protractor)
- Tap a nail into the board at the cab-line on the front,
- Tap a nail into the rear board at a level that creates a 13* angle from the front to the rear
- Snap your chalk line between those two points, and cut them off on that angle
- Same on other side
- Frame off the 4 or 6 boards in your stake pockets so they're all attached to each other, and won't move around
- Get a canvas tarp, or something waterproof that doesn't look too "redneck" (if you care about looks)
- Attach it to the frame, starting at the top and cleanly folding it into itself to create the taper down to the tailgate, stapling/brad nailing it in place as you go
- Test
- Record results
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I suppose you mean me?
You can call me "Rik", btw. It sounds like you're describing either a very high sloping tonneau cover or the back of an aeroshell. No I don't have stake pockets. You can see my solution at the end of my build thread:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...nner-6342.html I'll be building a sturdy version tonight.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Christ
You should see some kind of drag improvement by doing this, as it effectively creates a boat-tail of your bed, one of the easiest things to do to a truck.
You will, however, notice less winter (snow and ice) traction at speed,
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Good thing I live in San Diego, eh?
In my build thread, you can see some "teardrop analysis" and discussion of my options re: a Kamm-style chopped boat tail to work for my shortbed.