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Old 11-18-2014, 07:52 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I like the idea of a perforated sheet metal box cavity. Air would flow over the general contour, pressure balance across the perforations and you could see through it.
Oh yeah, that gives you some golf-ball effect. Nice.

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Old 11-19-2014, 02:05 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I like the idea of a perforated sheet metal box cavity. Air would flow over the general contour, pressure balance across the perforations and you could see through it.
STOP giving me ideas....
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Old 11-19-2014, 02:25 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Now here's the challenge (and I'm dealing with the same thing lol), it's gotta be high quality enough to get that girlfriend stamp of approval!
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Now here's the challenge (and I'm dealing with the same thing lol), it's gotta be high quality enough to get that girlfriend stamp of approval!
Or i can design it to be easily removable so i can pop it off whenever i have to drive her around
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Or i can design it to be easily removable so i can pop it off whenever i have to drive her around
I've meditated on the exact same idea lol

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