Partial Bed Cover- '98 Frontier - Page 4 - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

Bow · 02-02-2010, 10:39 PM

Hey Buddy! That will be enough of that!

Unless someone brings beer

Bow · 02-03-2010, 01:22 PM

Here is the "Cab Extension Wing"

I need to throw an angle finder on it and see if it is actually 12 degrees....

The big question... Does It Work?

Well, I averaged 29.7 MPG on the way into work this morning.... in the rain...

So I have high hopes...

Christ · 02-03-2010, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Bow

Here is the "Cab Extension Wing"

I need to throw an angle finder on it and see if it is actually 12 degrees....

The big question... Does It Work?

Well, I averaged 29.7 MPG on the way into work this morning.... in the rain...

So I have high hopes...

It's also a shady spot to put your drink while you're working, a rain deflector for your split rear window, and a shade for the rear window, as well.

Multi-purpose redneck modding. I like.

Seriously - you'll never have to explain that mod. People will just see it for what it isn't, and move on.

And I'm going to go ahead and say that from the cab roof to the edge of that wing is not 12*... more like 7 or 8, maybe.

alohaspirit · 02-03-2010, 02:38 PM

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what if the spoiler wasnt straight but curved?

would that help the flow more if it was at the correct angle?

still not a bad idea

Christ · 02-03-2010, 02:39 PM

Well, that shelf probably wouldn't last very long on the back of a truck... commendable, though :P

I keed.

aerohead · 02-03-2010, 02:46 PM

There is a chance that a "vortex street" can setup around the wing causing cyclic bending.If that occurred,over time she'd develop fatigue fractures around the mounting hardware.
Just something to keep an eye on.Simple bracing can change the frequency of the panel so that's an option down the road if needed.
The aluminum looks good.And you'll always have a means to slice apples and cheese.

alohaspirit · 02-03-2010, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Christ

Well, that shelf probably wouldn't last very long on the back of a truck... commendable, though :P

50% of truck owners dont haul stuff

Christ · 02-03-2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by alohaspirit

50% of truck owners dont haul stuff

84.5% of statistics are made up on the spot, based on the situation.

I meant because it's glass... vibration and such.

Bow · 02-03-2010, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by alohaspirit

50% of truck owners dont haul stuff

Well, when I went looking for a "new to me" vehicle, I have a sports car, the wife drives an SUV.. I figured, might as well have a truck...

It hauls stuff occasionally... stuff I don't want to put in my Sports car or SUV...

And it is my Daily driver...

It is like saying 80% of exotic sports cars owners never actually DRIVE their cars...

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Originally Posted by Christ

And I'm going to go ahead and say that from the cab roof to the edge of that wing is not 12*... more like 7 or 8, maybe.

Yup, looking at it this morning, it seems that the angle is a bit off from my calculation... probably due to the "rake" of the truck, or the slight "Forward" angle of the mount it is sitting on... but it is aluminum, and the grain is running fore and aft to the truck, so I can always bend it to get the angle without it cracking...

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Originally Posted by aerohead

There is a chance that a "vortex street" can setup around the wing causing cyclic bending.If that occurred,over time she'd develop fatigue fractures around the mounting hardware.
Just something to keep an eye on.Simple bracing can change the frequency of the panel so that's an option down the road if needed.
The aluminum looks good.And you'll always have a means to slice apples and cheese.

I'll keep an eye on it Phil, thanks for the insight...

Any ideas on the side deflectors for it?

Christ · 02-03-2010, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bow

Any ideas on the side deflectors for it?

Ever seen a razor back spoiler?

Probably could just pop-rivet some more panels right to the antenna frame you have, then angle all three of them to ~12* into each other from the 2 planes.

I can't imagine that square tube (?) frame wouldn't be able to hold itself up even with a couple rivet holes in it?

Once you've got the top and sides done, you could just bend another piece of aluminum tubing and make a frame for the aft edges of all your new panels, to box them all together.