TwilightLane Cubbie Build

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Here is a before picture - what the trailer looked like before I placed the headliner.







Getting in position:

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The first step was to put a cross piece across the face of floor. This creates a notch for the headliner to slide into:



Testing the fit:

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Testing. I fit the spar, tested the fit. I had snugged it down, but that made it tough to fit in the sheet. I backed it off and that seemed to work.

Testing:

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The sheet slid nicely into the gap between the spars and the lip on each wall.





Once the plywood was squarely set in place, I snugged down the spar and it really clamped the plywood in place. I was pleased how it really 'pinched' the ply and held it tightly in place.

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The overview. This is working:

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Now to line up the holes for the wires...



I drilled holes and brought the wires through. You can see them poking out here.

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Adding spars:



More:



It's hard to see it, but I ran a stripe of TB II glue along each spar. I had planned to brad nail too, but it didnt seem necessary. Too many spars? I have no idea. I wanted to make sure I supported the curve, both inside and outside.

I used 1x2s for most spars on the curve. But for the bottom two I used 2x2s. I plan to add a piece of diamond plate once the outer skin is on, and this will give me the material to fasten to.

And that is the stock fender doing double duty to help hold that top spar in place while the glue dries.

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And finally, what I've been dying to see:





It's hard to express how roomy it feels. When I laid inside, the headliner reaching away made it feel really 'open' inside.

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Side note: this is the plywood I used from Lowes. It's just what they had in stock for 5mm.

[pete42]

Rob nice job "they" make a fitting called a pulling elbow that alows you to make a 90 degree turn it has a lid held on with screws you unscrew the screws push the wires completely through one pipe then feed it down thru the other pipe pull wires so they fit inside the pul-el replace the screws all done and looks neat.

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Thanks Pete! I wound up just using some JB Weld to connect the those two pieces of pipe. It worked out well. I'll have to get a pic.

[YuGun]

Ä°t looks good,

[absolutsnwbrdr]

The wood you used for the headliner and cabinets looks great!

[mcspin50]

The wood you used for the headliner and cabinets looks great!

I agree! Looks almost like zebra wood.

[DogStar]

I just studied this from start to finish. Learned a LOT.

Thanks for the thoroughness!
Great build.

Eric