Plain & Boring Truck Caps

Cant live without mine!

 

I like my leer, ive had since o8 and the paint is still holding up.

 

Get off of my lawn!

 

that looks bad ass, but good lord that basket/light combo must add some serious drag

 

Don't blame yourself your just old and boring

 

I'll just put this right here....

 

What rack setup is that? Also what is the orange deal? Looks almost like a backboard lol

 

Such an awesome pic!!

That rack
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...e/317754-prinsu-design-studio-roof-racks.html
And those are orange traction ramps for self recovery, there are several different companys that make self recovery ramps.





I love my cap


Bolted camping lights and a cargo net to the inside of my cap

 

It's a Leer, I know because I have the same shell. Not sure of the model. If you go to their website you can find it. I bought my truck because I wanted the taller cap for making into a camping machine. I was going to buy a naked Taco and buy a custom shell, but I liked the one I got so I pulled the trigger.

 

My boring ass ass cap.

 

Anyone know of a company that makes a cap like this for the taco? I saved the pic back when I had a F150.

 

I don't have one, do like many I see.
I had one years ago, just don't care for one at this time.

 

What in the fuck? Hey, I got an idea, lets make a topper that is 90% more useless and 100% more ugly. That is a fucking abomination right there.

 

I have seen these before and forget who makes them as I think it was a test cap design. but if I remember right the top opens so that you can utilize more of the bed,But still a WTF design.

The Modder /// Brett Herndon is looking to market his aero cap as an aftermarket upgrade for truck owners.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/commercially-produced-aerodynamic-pickup-bed-cap-583.html

How It Works /// There's plenty of debate among truck guys about whether it's more efficient to drive with the tailgate up or down, or with or without a truck-bed cap. Aero caps make short work of that question. They're more efficient than either of those options: They create an efficient, teardrop-like shape, greatly improving aerodynamics. By tapering toward the rear of the vehicle and minimizing the size of the airflow's wake, Herndon's cap increases his fuel economy from 18 mpg to 22 mpg on the highway. That 20 percent improvement may not seem like a lot, but over a relatively short time, it would pay for the cap--and then some.

How the Automakers Can Do It /// The great thing about aero caps is that they function just like normal bed covers: They can be added and removed as needed, and can be sold as accessories for trucks without obligating every owner to use aero styling all the tim

Aerodynamic truck cap saves 4 mpg!!!!!!!!!!!
Metrompg,

My name is Brett and I am the guy who has built the aero cap you started this post about. First of all, please accept my apology for not answering your email when you tired to contact me earlier. I found your post on a google search today and joined ecomodder right away. I am glad to know there are others out there who want to squeeze every mile out of the gas that goes into our tank that we can. As a nation, we have to do this to reduce our dependency on foriegn oil. As individuals, we must do this to reduce the amount of pollutants our fossil fueled vehicles emit into the atmosphere.

The aerodynamic cap has been exciting and frustrating. The exciting part is it works! This has been proven through wind tunnel testing and road tests. The frustrating part is that I have been unable to obtain the financing to go to the next level.

I have funded the development of the product while working a full time job. My work now takes me out of state and I must put the aero cap on hold for six months to a year. I would much rather set up production of the cap but I have to pay the bills.

I tried to gain funding through the government. Nothing! I emailed my Senator on the matter four times and got no response. I emailed him a fifth time asking where I might send a campaign contribution to? I got a response to that email in less that 24 hours!

Sorry I am getting political but I am frustrated by the politicians who loudly say we must develop more fuel efficient vehicles to reduce our dependence on foriegn oil. They need to put their money where their mouth is!

There are millions of trucks in the US all of which could have improved fuel efficiency by installing an aero cap over the bed of the pickup. This would save millions of gallons of gas a day! But this will take a large production capacity which will takes millions to set up and get running. While my brother was in Iraq in 2004, he was shown a duffle bag with 2.1 million dollars in it in $100,000 dollar stacks. These were called footballs. The money was passed out to Iraqi citizens to help them start businesses to shore up the economy in Iraq. True story, it was on 60 minutes. There is over 3 billion dollars that is now unaccouted for.

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing but the well being of the United States at heart and would give my life for this country, as my little brother almost did. You have to think about how much could be done to reduce our reliance on foriegn oil if some of that 3 billion dollars would have been made available to folks like me and to others, who are probably even more deserving, who are developing fuel saving technologies on a shoe string budget.

The biggest irony is that I have to take the job out of state so I can pay the taxes from 2007 which will be due in April, because I used the money I should have been paying in to the I.R.S. quarterly for taxes, to develop the aero cap. You see my frustration.

Sorry to be so long winded. Oh by the way my truck went from a baseline of 18 mpg average on the freeway to 22 mpg. Combined went from 16 mpg to 17.7 mpg. You can see how much fuel a pickup truck owner could save. You can see how much the millions of pickup truck owners in this country would save if they had an aero cap. So when you vote for your candidate of choice, I hope when they say we need to reduce our dependency on foriegn oil, they are not just spewing forth campaign rhetoric.

I am honored to be in the company of those who pursue fuel efficieny,

Brett Herndon
Little Rock, Arkansas

 

Talk about a boring picture, with those halloween decorations on the top or your truck, your just inviting kids to your door. Oh and just another boring topper

 

They've been in business since 1967, located in Plymouth, Indiana and make some sexy looking caps, covers and more!

Most of their products fit our Tacos!

 

Those things look ridiculous on that truck, but those kind of toppers are big in the UK from what I saw when I was there. They looked better than that though...

 

^^Well it looks pretty functional, but I'm old and don't understand form, function, Unsaturated Polyester Resin, and Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide and it's catalytic effect on resins.

 

I saw this one before and one like it that the rear raised to look and function like a normal cap when needed.
It's different for sure but looks better then some of the things I've seen on the bed of a nice truck.
2 MPG increase ? I wouldn't mind having one on my truck.



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