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I noticed a better mileage and a higher top speed. With the fuel consumption of my Elcamino, a tonneau cover will be ever welcome... But the bed shape under the rear window poses problem. Some searchs on the web gave me these results: |
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With the trunk lid open, the bed is not more useable as stock. No question now to load a fridge or a large wardrobe! I could think that the pickup is no more a pickup... |
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These soft covers, by covering the bed's edges, hide the chromed
trims which do the elegance of the Elcamino bed. The hard cover fitted
inside the bed respects this point.)
Conclusion: I must think about a soft cover fitted inside the bed like this simulation: |
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if I find a way to attach it inside the bed. I think about a system like the "Tupperware" boxes. After successful tries with plastic tube used for radiant floor heating, I try it out with a 5'X7' tarpaulin bought in a gardening store (3$): |
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Not so bad, isn't it? |
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There is no air movement that could grab it. The try is good, when I will feel up to it, I will redo the cover with better quality tarpaulin. August the 8th 2001: Update
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it's Automn and the cover has just been tested under a big pourring rain.
The concern is the accumulation of rain water: The weight of this water could then strip off the cover. Results just after this deluge: Water doesn't stay and the cover doesn't fall. |