ford ranger aero canopy

[freebeard]

Use it as a mold for your fiberglass skin. That way you can make multiple copies. All your friends are going to want one.

[MoToRNecK]

I was thinking about working on a mold for it so i could make it lighter and not have all the wood bracing inside it. Non of my friends have small vehicles We are primarly A big truck group my other truck is a 2001 dodge ram 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel and my buddies all have PowerChokes. I am building this prototype primarly because of if it works well enough i want to build one for my dodge which has an 8 foot bed on it. It gets around 18mpg at 350 horse 900 lbs tq. so im aiming to get 20 mpg with some areo modifications modifications oh yeah and the dodge is on 37 inch humvee tires so its giong to be a challenge but i will do a write up for that one as well!

[freebeard]

It's obvious you're comfortable with carpentry; but as you go on, if you frame it up in foam plastic rods and sheets, after it's fiber-glassed you can just melt it out with acetone.

I've been wondering about mudflaps, curled so they can hang at an angle, in front of the tire. Do you require a picture? It might take me a while.

[MoToRNecK]

yeah get a picture.

as for doing it with wood is because it makes for a lot more rigid set up for now because this truck is going to be used very hard all my trucks are so for the prototype wood is my thing I will probably build everything based in wood and just create a mold for it late i just dont like plastics lol too easy to mess and more expensive in the long run for me to buy.

[Sven7]

This looks great.

If the tires are a concern to you, consider making some removable fiberglass strakes ahead of and behind the tires to reduce the turbulence. You could even mold them with the belly pans if you plan on taking those off when off-roading.

Something like this, but more conservative.

[MoToRNecK]

Originally Posted by freebeard

It's obvious you're comfortable with carpentry; but as you go on, if you frame it up in foam plastic rods and sheets, after it's fiber-glassed you can just melt it out with acetone.

I've been wondering about mudflaps, curled so they can hang at an angle, in front of the tire. Do you require a picture? It might take me a while.

what kind of vehicle and take a photo or i can find one myself if you give me make model year

[Xist]

MoToRNecK, your work looks awesome!

[MoToRNecK]

Originally Posted by Xist

MoToRNecK, your work looks awesome!

thank you

[freebeard]

Here's a simple, and I do mean simple, diagram of a spat to cover a lot of tire exposure. A strap metal bracket and rubberized belting and pop rivets:


If you want rigid, a bamboo/hemp truss would be as strong as carbon fiber or titanium (according to them) and you can grow your own, man:

How to Build a Bamboo Bicycle

[MoToRNecK]

what kind of vehicle are you looking at having it done too? I would look at making it out something more flexible in case you bottom of the car out or unless you know exactly where your maximum up travel is and can make it up to that point or make it flexible so that it can be as close to the ground and just flex if it hits lol. that would be kinda ghetto though. And yeah bamboo and hemp makes me feel like a tree hugging hippy. Im just a broke ass redneck with two many toys and want to get the most out of what i can