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Worked up a rear door awning


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Worked this up this weekend. Now that I know it works, tarp will be replaced with something longer-wearing, and the roof rack attachment bar fabbed from aluminum.

I made up a bow of fiberglass that fits in the alignment holes at the top of the doors. It keeps the awning from sagging in the middle. This way you don't get the dreaded "sack of water" effect. It shed water quite well, kept me nice and dry while doing interior work and removing the 3rd row seating.

The guys are attached to rigging counterweights (aka stage weights) that I borrowed from my day job. Adding two more will allow me a more taught setup, but I frankly couldn't be arsed to carry them today (50lbs each!).

Obviously, having the roof rack makes this pretty easy, but I'm still happy with the results.

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