[elky] Re: Bed Cover Options
- From: Chris Lindh <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 12:01:32 -0400
Thanks Ray, I knew I'd read where you installed a hard cover, and I even
clicked through your El Camino pages... but I still missed it. I was
probably "multi-tasking" AKA doing several things half-posterior
versus focusing on one task...
I called Lauren and they no longer offer the bed cover, the woman I
spoke to suggested Gaylord. I also saw an El Camino listed locally
with a hard cover, I messaged the seller to see if he wanted to sell
the cover separately (doubt it).
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I got mine from Lauren Engineering: http://www.laureneng.com/1290071.html
> but I couldn't find the bed cover listed anywhere...but anything's
> possible...my sleep schedule has been kinda goofy and I dunno if I'm all
> here or not. :)
>
> http://www.chevyasylum.com/Previous%20Projects/80elky/80elky18.html
>
> There's the section on my website where I showed the installation of the
> cover. I was pleased with it with one minor exception. At the very front,
> there was a separate section that fitted up against the back glass. I had
> to seal it with silicone to keep water from leaking into the bed. That
> worked ok except that water would build up in that area and leave a lotta
> dirt and other residue that was hard to clean out. That's a minor issue,
> really. It came with springs that would have acted like hood hinge springs,
> but I never installed 'em. It was wonna them "round tuit" things. :)
>
> One other thing that happened was when I forgot to lock the cover and parked
> it in a way that it was vulnerable to the wind...and we had a massive storm
> front with 50 mph winds come thru. Apparently the spoiler I had on the back
> was just perfect for lifting the cover and it ended up about 10 feet away
> from the car. A coupla scratches was the only damage. I guess it coulda
> been a lot worse.
>
> r
>
>
> On 6/30/2011 3:33 PM, Chris Lindh wrote:
>
> I'm looking at the various bed cover options (for my '80)... Ray what
> was the tonneau you had? Fiberglass? I looked at the fiberglass
> tonneaus, they are expensive, not necessarily water tight and maybe
> heavy? Another idea is a camper top, but none of the ones I've seen
> work with the lines of the El Camino (sorry if anyone has one!).
>
> Reading on the El Camino Central forum the recommended vinyl tonneau
> is from Craftec:
> http://www.craftecinc.com/Products_Information.php?SKU=252108 There
> is also an article from El Camino magazine about this tonneau:
> http://www.elcaminocentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1271&d=1306026176
> No snaps and the price is reasonable.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
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