TwilightLane Cubbie Build

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Your gettin there. Looks great.

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Well I've got some more updates to post. I've spent some time insulating the cubbie. I started with some half-inch rigid insulation. I sliced kerfs into them with a utility knife.

I then had some 1/4 inch foam. I think it's the kind that goes under siding. I then filled in about 3 layers of that. Everything glued up with TBII. Then I used nails and some strips of material to hold it all in place while it dried.



So that worked out to be 4 layers. One of 1/2 inch, then 3 of 1/4 inch. I could probably squeeze a 4th layer of 1/4 inch but I don't think I will.

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I ran the wires for the 12 volt outlets and lighting through the outside layer of insulation. I used zip ties to line it up, then tucked them under the outer layer of insulation.

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To run the wires up along the drivers side wall, I used a long bit I had picked up randomly at an airplane parts store. That came in handy as I had already glued down the spars.



Looking down from over the top.

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Next to block in the vent. I traced the hole I'll need:



I already knew the thickness of the roof was more than the vent and flange would reach. So I planned to use so 2 inch wide pieces to span that gap. You'll see in a bit.

I drilled a small hole in each corner of the square. Then used those marks to tape over where I'd have to cut.

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Cut the hole.

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Now to build it up.

Here is the flange by itself:



Filling in the pieces:



The blocking for the switch, from above:

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The last of the blocking:



And glued up:

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Now for the vent fans. I planned to use a couple of 80MM computer fans. They came w a third wire (yellow) that is goes to a controller. I clipped that off and set them up so they run off a pair of simple MOLEX plugs.



I'm not sure of their durability, especially if they get wet. So I wanted to make it easy to swap them out. I struck upon the idea of having a little compartment that will hold/hide the plugs.

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View from the side, all is flush with the top of the spars. Including the insulation surrounding the opening.

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Next to finish off the rest of the headliner. I didnt get good pics, but I had about an 18" gap to finish off. This was the top of the 'closet' and reached to the tripled spars that will support the hinge.

Here is the piece I was working on to fabricate it. The notch is to accommodate the tube that will run wires into the electric box.

Here it is in place:





In that pic I am hot gluing a LED strip that will be in the back of the closet.

In place, the tube peaking out. Those wires are from the LED strip.

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The piece in place, adding spars to hold it in place.

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Adding insulation:





The thickness of the roof narrowed a bit. Accommodating that here:

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Some more pics, slightly out of order:





I realized here that the peice was sagging. So i propped it up from the inside until the glue dried:

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Now to clean up some of that wiring: