what made you deside the height of your teardrop

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what made you deside the height of your teardrop

Postby Ron Dickey » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:29 pm

My wife said can you stand in it .... maybe she is only 4 foot 10 in.

Mike, when is a TTT no longer a TTT?

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Postby asianflava » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:57 pm

The width of the wood is was what made me decide the height. :D
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Postby steve wolverton » Fri Mar 18, 2005 11:29 pm

asianflava wrote:The width of the wood is was what made me decide the height. :D


Ditto that.

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Postby purplepickup » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:04 am

My sides will be 10' 6" long x 68" high which will go down below the frame to cover the sunken floor and under-the-frame storage compartments....kind of like channeling a hot rod. I'm having a galley inside in the front so in order to be somewhat comfortable using it that's the height I ended up with. I've done a lot of mocking up with different seating and countertop arrangements and I'm comfortable with the design I've got.

I figure there are ways to make the large sides similar to what Steve F is doing with Mike's Lil Diner by glassing sheets together. It won't be considered a teardrop but it will suit me no matter what it's called.
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Postby davel » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:55 pm

Width of the wood. I just stopped where the panel ended. :lol:
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Postby ALAN GEDDES » Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:05 pm

Couldn't find my plywood stretcher. :lol: Traditional 48" for the look.
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Postby SteveH » Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:03 pm

I wanted to make mine taller, but like everyone else, couldn't find plywood wider that 4'. ;)
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Postby MtrngMan » Sun Mar 20, 2005 4:38 am

I made mine 56 inches tall. This height was chosen to allow the tear to fit into my garage and to allow for a removable upper bunk for my daughter. I routed / lapped the plywood together using gorilla glue. Worked out great! :)
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Postby MtrngMan » Sun Mar 20, 2005 4:39 am

I made mine 56 inches tall. This height was chosen to allow the tear to fit into my garage and to allow for a removable upper bunk for my daughter. I routed / lapped the plywood together using gorilla glue. Worked out great! :)
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Postby Arne » Sun Mar 20, 2005 6:29 am

I went with 54" tall to get my scooter inside. Then I built the back end so I couln't get the scooter inside... I decided mid-stream the scooter idea would get too complicated... and by complicated, I mean when camping... when traveling, each night I'd have to take the scoot out just to go to bed, plus I'd have to take the windshield off to get it in.....

If I had known in the beginning, I would have gone with 48" sides, made it look better, more retro......
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