Tab L /Lil Diner

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Postby mikeschn » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:15 pm

len19070 wrote:
I think Mike's going bigger as well.

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You're right...

Here's my plan as of tonight...

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Postby steve wolverton » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:15 pm

mikeschn wrote:Here's my plan as of tonight...


:thinking: It looks like you designed a T@B. :)
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Postby bledsoe3 » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:17 am

Mike, I guess you should have kept your T@B.
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Postby mikeschn » Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:35 am

It's actually lower than a tab, and longer than a tab. It has the Lil Diner front end on it, and it has a tongue box that'll be attached to the main body, like the Ultra 550. The yellow profile lines on the back are swiped directly from the tab, and shrunk a little bit.

I have two floor plans, one with a bathroom and one without. So far I'm planning on building without.

Chell wants some diamond plate on it, so I'll make that piece under the window diamond plate. I'll also put those jeep rubber fenders on it.

We still haven't decided how to skin it.

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Postby surveytech » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:58 am

I would call it the Tilde, since it is one key above the TAB
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Postby dewayne » Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:07 am

Mike. I really like the way you keep coming up with your designs.
I've staeted my modified weekender but beginning to wish I had decided on something like a benroy. Maybe I can build one later. A friend of mine said he might like to buy mine when I get finished.

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Postby angib » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:31 pm

surveytech wrote:I would call it the Tilde, since it is one key above the TAB

Now, you see, that is the sort of flash of genius this forum should be famous for! Superb.

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Postby madjack » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:00 pm

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Postby asianflava » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:08 pm

Hmmm I never knew what that squiggle is called~~~~till now. I just called it a squiggle.
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Postby surveytech » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:57 pm

angib wrote:
surveytech wrote:I would call it the Tilde, since it is one key above the TAB

Now, you see, that is the sort of flash of genius this forum should be famous for! Superb.

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Postby mikeschn » Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:14 pm

Here's the Tab L design as it stands today... I've gotta thank Andrew for helping me tweak some important dimensions...

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Postby mikeschn » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:01 pm

Just did a little more playing around.

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That's a queen sized bed in there, not counting the table. At night we could hide the table under the bed, to make it easy to jump into bed.

The tongue chest has a vertical wall in the back of it, to increase the storage space under the counter.

Yea, that's an air conditioner in the back, sandwiched between two cabinets.

Finally, all the space under the bed can be used as storage.

Did I forget anything important?

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Postby Dooner » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:54 pm

And the hot tub goes where? :lol:
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Postby dwgriff1 » Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:53 pm

Wow!!!

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Postby bledsoe3 » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:55 am

Mike, I do like the look but I just had one thought. What if you continued the back of the trailer down in a more traditional tear shape and made a rear access panel in the back below the bed (or sides behind the wheels). You would gain some storage space and avoid trying to make that tight radius.
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