Problems with proposed fairing ?
problem 1:-
As can be seen here the rear wall up against the seat back is at quite a steep angle ?
That acute corner will be hard to glue in and hard to paint and anything small getting in there will be hard to retrieve it will be 15" from centre of rear wheel and 25" from rear of fairing ?
Ideas
a) add a vertical wall 5" high and finish the floor there , it would leave 2 cavities under the acute angle but the slope behind the seat back would continue to the frame so air would be deflected over them
b) add another wall about 6" further back to the one nearest the seat but finish it 8" or so below top and split it into 3 compartments , the tent could sit in one and a couple of other dry sack could contain say all cooking gear & food and most clothes ? this would make them easy to get to and stop them getting buried. This depends whether there is enough access to get tent in and out and shape of top [ see below ]
problem 2
the rear of the trike has a periphery frame that protects the load from ground strikes should I miss judge something and drop from height ?
the frame does not extend beyond the rear wheels.
it was though the rear fairing would stick out about 8" beyond that and have a flat floor ?
Thin and unprotected plywood will not last long if the weight of the trike drops on it ?
a) could make another extension to the rear frame [ or at least replace the existing one ] with something that extends out that far , then more weight and no where to brace it from ?
b) slope the rear of the back up ? harder/more work lots angles tricky , could look like this ?
c) maybe there will be enough room without the 8" extension , however it looks very bob tailed as it is without stopping at the rear wheels ?
problem 3
as the rear seat back piece gets higher if completely cuts off access to the rear load area ?
a) well I could rise up vertically once past the seat back that would give me more height and more loading area ?
this would then allow a level cut all the way around for the top lip/lip seal and allow the lid to hinge forward over the seat minimising the risk of it opening if not latched properly and allow me to stand at the rear and admire my handwork
b) as it was to be ?
and as a hatch quite hard to seal against water ingree ?
the model is being built with two different sides as I try out these ideas.
Next up cut the wooden floor 55cm wide and look at the vertical wall idea [ which would shorten the floor ] it then wants gluing to the wheel arches to make one unit ..
till nest time