Re: Prius pickup anyone? and RV Extension?

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Do it!

All of my Prius are salvage.  I fixed 'em with wood and solar panels,
since I cant do body work in metal:
Photos of black one, gold one and white one scattered over this page:

http://aprs.org/Truck-e.html

And now my dream is a BOLT with camper extension... Remove hatch, and
attach a two-caster-wheel trailer with dual rigid mounting points.  The
bed and wheels are one piece and the roof and sides attach to the removed
HATCH hinges.  Then the top and bottom overlap and can slide so that the
whole car/trailer is one aerodynamic teardrop shape for minimum drag.

And when you stop, the teardrop clamshell opens to a full height trailer
in the back with expanding canvas sides...

Someday...

Bob, WB4APR


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Subject: [EVDL] Prius pickup anyone?

I have a 2014 Prius hatchback that ended up the creme filling in a
California freeway Oreo, IE: it got hit hard in the rear and driven into
the vehicle in front. Looks like the insurance company is going to total
it as the right rear quarter panel was driven forward enough to make the
right rear door stick and the rear panel in front of the bumper is toast.
Rear damage otherwise is bolt on stuff like bumper and right tail light.
Front damage is mostly just the bumper cover, radiator and core support.
No airbag deployment. Car was in beautiful condition and only has 35K on
it and still runs and drives fine. Depending on what the insurance company
wants for the buy back I was thinking of fixing it but while looking at it
the thought crossed my mind that it might be cool just to lop off the back
behind the front doors and make a light duty pickup out of it. Anyone else
done anything like this and might have suggestions as to what kind of a
little mini truck bed might work? Or suggestion  s where I might source
crash parts for this mess? Rock Auto has the radiator and the bumper bits
but not much for the rear panels I would need if I fix it back to
original. Dach.
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Bob, your woodwork on the Prius is beautiful. I have never seen anything
like that.

Gail


On 1/8/2018 8:13 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:

> Do it!
>
> All of my Prius are salvage.  I fixed 'em with wood and solar panels,
> since I cant do body work in metal:
> Photos of black one, gold one and white one scattered over this page:
>
> http://aprs.org/Truck-e.html
>
> And now my dream is a BOLT with camper extension... Remove hatch, and
> attach a two-caster-wheel trailer with dual rigid mounting points.  The
> bed and wheels are one piece and the roof and sides attach to the removed
> HATCH hinges.  Then the top and bottom overlap and can slide so that the
> whole car/trailer is one aerodynamic teardrop shape for minimum drag.
>
> And when you stop, the teardrop clamshell opens to a full height trailer
> in the back with expanding canvas sides...
>
> Someday...
>
> Bob, WB4APR

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And I had to fight Maryland State inspections.  They failed it on about a
dozen counts..
I hit the roof and showed them in the LAW that I was compliant on every one
of those p oints.
Duh, I read the law and built to conform.

THe cheif state inspector said, "well that is just the way we do it".  ANd
I said, ok, lets go see the Governor!

Apparently they have been making up their own rules and interpretiations of
the rules much narrower than they are actually written.
THey backed down and passed it.

IE, in Maryland a wood bumper is allowed by law.  Must be 3" thick of
hardwood.  Mine was laminated from 4 layers of 3/4" Oak from old pallets.
They wanted solid, but I said that laminated wood layers is stronger than
solid.  ANd had the engineering proof...  passed... etc...

Bob


On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 10:29 PM, Gail Lucas via EV <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> Bob, your woodwork on the Prius is beautiful. I have never seen anything
> like that.
>
> Gail
>
>
> On 1/8/2018 8:13 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
>
>> Do it!
>>
>> All of my Prius are salvage.  I fixed 'em with wood and solar panels,
>> since I cant do body work in metal:
>> Photos of black one, gold one and white one scattered over this page:
>>
>> http://aprs.org/Truck-e.html
>>
>> And now my dream is a BOLT with camper extension... Remove hatch, and
>> attach a two-caster-wheel trailer with dual rigid mounting points.  The
>> bed and wheels are one piece and the roof and sides attach to the removed
>> HATCH hinges.  Then the top and bottom overlap and can slide so that the
>> whole car/trailer is one aerodynamic teardrop shape for minimum drag.
>>
>> And when you stop, the teardrop clamshell opens to a full height trailer
>> in the back with expanding canvas sides...
>>
>> Someday...
>>
>> Bob, WB4APR
>>
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