Have you received this tonneau yet? Thinking about ordering, wondering about the quality...
Ok, sorry I got hung up on Baltic birch cutting panels. They are pretty pricy but I woke up and realized that to extend the 48" width you can splice on another piece of plywood along that side using a scarf joint. Bevel the two sides of the pieces 10-12 times the thickness of the plywood (1/4" ply would be 3" bevel and 1/2" ply would be 6" bevel. Must be straight and flat on both pieces. Must be identical. Epoxy glue the pieces together and fasten with nails and screws which will be left in and sanded flush. If you have a friend who is a plywood boat builder, or a sign painter, or anyone who needs oversized sheets of sheet goods should be able to do this in their sleep. If not search for scarf plywood boat builder. Due to exactness of beveling required splices over 3' become increasingly difficult. The advantage to having one piece would be that your black covering could be glued to the plywood and with a little belt sanding and maybe a little filler your first scarfing endeavor wouldn't have to be pretty since you are going to cover it. Good luck.
Thats pretty slick. How do you secure it?Here's a few pics of my DIY PoorMax hard, one-piece cover I madeIt's a relatively simple design using aluminum angles and ACM panels. It's either on or off, but easy to remove and leave in the garage if I need to.
I ended up making this cover because I couldn't justify the price of a cover like the LoMax. I know they are excellent covers as I've had Access tonneau covers previously and they were all really nice. Ultimately, this got me the low-profile look I wanted, it seals well and didn't cost me a grand. I'm only about $250 in it so far but it's stout.
After this project I definitely have a new respect for the hard cover manufactures. There's a lot that goes into making even a simple cover such as this. Accounting for various tolerances, temperature changes, hardware, weather-resistance, etc. are no easy task and I imagine sometimes overlooked by DIYers. It may seem like I just threw together a frame and attached some panels but there was a fair bit more that went into it.
More pics and info. in my build thread: JJC's Iconic Silver build - Post 14
I like what you did, here is what I did: https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/home-made-tonneau-cover.7704/Here's a few pics of my DIY PoorMax hard, one-piece cover I made
I ended up making this cover because I couldn't justify the price of a cover like the LoMax. I know they are excellent covers as I've had Access tonneau covers previously and they were all really nice. Ultimately, this got me the low-profile look I wanted, it seals well and didn't cost me a grand. I'm only about $250 in it so far but it's stout.
After this project I definitely have a new respect for the hard cover manufactures. There's a lot that goes into making even a simple cover such as this. Accounting for various tolerances, temperature changes, hardware, weather-resistance, etc. are no easy task and I imagine sometimes overlooked by DIYers. It may seem like I just threw together a frame and attached some panels but there was a fair bit more that went into it.
More pics and info. in my build thread: JJC's Iconic Silver build - Post 14
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