Bump tonneau cover?
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It's very doable.. think of it as building an airplane wing with spars and a lightweight skin like aluminum, luan with a fiberglass reinforcement, or a fiberglass-hardened sheet of polyester fleece (like custom molded speaker enclosures).
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Don't you watch Mythbusters?
Tailgate down = worst gas mileage
No tailgate with pro net type thing = next worst
Tailgate Up only or with a cover were pretty equal and better than tailgate down and pro net type thingy.
I like the Truxedo clamp on, fold up type. But they are pricey.
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I put a Berlin tarp on my last '67 longbed. Went to local cap stop and they measured the bed and looked at the chart to find the closest fit. Don't recall what model it was?
Ya, $199 if I recall?? Not cheap, but made local to me.
Have one on my '89 F150. It lasted 5 yrs before getting really dry and hard to fold up(outside 24/7). I drove down to Berlin(about an hour) and they replaced just the tarp for $90.
Ya, $199 if I recall?? Not cheap, but made local to me.
Have one on my '89 F150. It lasted 5 yrs before getting really dry and hard to fold up(outside 24/7). I drove down to Berlin(about an hour) and they replaced just the tarp for $90.
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Great job. I am planning on doing something like that in the future, I needed something to cover the top immediately so I bought the one I did. And I don't mean to ruffle any feathers, but I get better MPG with the cover on. Without it I was getting 10 to 10 1/2 and with it, 11 1/2 to 12 1/2 depending on how I drive.
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Found this place in SoCal
Specialize in vintage truck solid tonneau caps.
******** Truck Lids | Truck Bed Lids for Classics, Rancheros, El Caminos and current models.
IIRC it was about $1600 to get one shipped (unpainted) to Oregon.
I got a canopy instead.
Specialize in vintage truck solid tonneau caps.
******** Truck Lids | Truck Bed Lids for Classics, Rancheros, El Caminos and current models.
IIRC it was about $1600 to get one shipped (unpainted) to Oregon.
I got a canopy instead.
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