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WildLuvRacing1974
 Post subject: Aluminum tonneau cover
PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:52 pm 
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I am in the process of building a aluminum tonneau cover for my drag truck. I friend of mine is going to help me cut the aluminum. Here are a few pictures of the framing. Will add more when I get the cover on.

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that will look nice, we did one for my sons step side... i am sure you will LUV it

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:10 pm 
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I am looking forward to getting it on there. Have been thinking about doing it for the last couple years, finally said screw it and doing it now!!! :D And I think it would look a lot cleaner too.

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Aren't you worried about the weight? Your mpg will most likely go down. :P

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rondog wrote:
Aren't you worried about the weight? Your mpg will most likely go down. :P


I am hoping the truck will go faster because this should cause less drag!!! :D

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How much is it costing you in material?

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I have one on mine Wildluv, be warned, they are a pain to keep shiny. That's why mine is dull, I wanted it to match my wheels...

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Toasty wrote:
How much is it costing you in material?


I just spent $123 with tax on 2 4'x5' .060 sheets of aluminum and probably have around $75 in the angle pieces. Got the angle pieces from Menards. I got the sheets from a steel place. But right now I am not too happy with them. I called them yesterday morning to see if they had any and get prices. Asked them if someone will be there around 12:30 or if they will still be at lunch. The guy said they should be getting back around then. Told him I will be there between 12:30 and 1:00. Got there about 1ish. Told the lady what I wanted. She said they would have to shear it and give them about an hour. So I went and ate some lunch, stopped by a buddys work which is close to the metal shop, and got back about an hour and a half later. The proceed to tell me that they ran out of that gauge earlier that morning. Man was I PI$$ED OFF!! They said they would have some the next day. So I called today at lunch and they had it already. I paid for it yesterday. Got it home tonight to a buddys shop who is helping me, and the aluminum is all stratched to $hit!! Now he isn't very happy. He goes to this place all the time to get stuff. So may be making a 3rd trip to town. :twisted:
So I am so long winded, just needed to do some venting!! :D

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I have one on mine Wildluv, be warned, they are a pain to keep shiny.
That's why mine is dull, I wanted it to match my wheels...


I was wondering about that. I even thought about having it painted red to match the truck.

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Toasty wrote:
How much is it costing you in material?


Hmm, beat me to it. I have been wanting to build one for mine for quite a while.

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Toasty wrote:
How much is it costing you in material?


Hmm, beat me to it. I have been wanting to build one for mine for quite a while.



I have too. I finally said screw it and am throwing down and doing it!! I have seen them on the old Pro Stock trucks and thought they were pretty cool!!

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Got the front sheet on. Just test fitting, need to do some fine tuning. That is just dirt, not scratches!! :D
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Thanks. Do you have a picture of your cover?

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looks real nice!!

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Thanks. :D

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WildLuvRacing1974 wrote:
Thanks. Do you have a picture of your cover?


If I can find my camera, I'll snap a pic...

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Sounds good. Thanks.

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Ill repeat what someone told me back in '84 when I lowered my '83 Chevy 1/2ton.
"You just ruined that truck. You will never be able to use it as a work truck now." :roll:


So I told him, "I never planned on it. It's a short bed 1/2 ton with the Silverado package. If I needed a work truck for working, I would have gotten a 1 ton long bed Custom Deluxe." :x


So what I'm getting at is...... Your truck looks great , the cover is awesome. And you will never be able to help a friend move with that truck. :P

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:lol: :lol: Thanks Rondog. Your story is kinda like about my '88 Chevy 1 ton dually crewcab with a 454. People always say "That won't get very good gas mileage". And I always tell them "I didn't buy it for gas mileage, I bought it for towing. If I wanted gas mileage I would buy a Geo Metro!!!" :lol: :lol: Also I don't think my Luv would be able to haul very much as about 3/4 of the box floor has been cut out. :lol:

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Our LUV's were built to haul A$$ anyway :twisted: albeit in short trips :lol:

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