M&M's Droppie

[noseoil]

Looks like it's going to work for the galley & hatch. There's a lot of force on those fasteners, probably more on these screws than on any other fastener in the build! You might need to bump up the quality of the fastener to a grade 8.8 or perhaps more.

I'm curious about the struts you found, which one was it to take the load from the hatch (the force for opening & closing)?

[TallGuy7]

The fasteners go through the walls, screws simply not strong enough. These are called locknut’s (roughly translated).

I will keep an eye on them since I do agree with you they are under a lot of constant stress.

The struts I found are 700N each. The excel said 600 but the hatch came out slightly overweight and they were very cheap although they are marine grade.

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[TallGuy7]

Suddenly things go fast, very fast.


Headboard build and will be upholstered.


Bike carrier fitted.


Final coat of paint in the galley.


All the wiring installed


All the wiring tucked away


Ventilation for the fridge.




Preparation for fitting the fridge. Water installed and doors fitted.





The 2do list is getting very short…. And only small tasks.


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[Onajourney]

Great build and the paint work is spectacular!! It looks like aluminum skin.

[twisted lines]

Please keep sharing the tour; this beauties heading towards

[noseoil]

Galley is looking very good. Nice arrangement & location for the gear. I like the white look for keeping it simple & clean. Should be very easy to maintain & work in for cooking.

Hopefully, the fridge will get enough air-flow to not make too much heat in the small space under the counter. Is there a fan for the fridge, to help move the air over the cooling fins & create a "chimney" effect to get rid of the heat?

One problem I've seen is in a commercially built teardrop with air conditioning. The factory placed to small window-type unit between the galley & the cabin in a box with the heat magically moved to the outside. There wasn't sufficient air moving at the back end to make the cooling work well. The couple I met & spoke with said it didn't work very well in the Arizona summer heat. They didn't allow enough air movement to get proper cooling, even though the unit itself had plenty of capacity to do the small area of the cabin with ease.

[TallGuy7]

The fridge should have enough airflow. There is an extra outlet in the side that should create the chimney effect. If it turns out that’s not enough I can easily add a temperature controlled fan.
But the installation is compliant to the manufacturers recommendations so I expect it to be fine.


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[TallGuy7]

Shortened the to do list….



Doors secure when driving.


Electrical outlet and usb charger in the galley.


Installed lights in the Lafuma garage


Fitted the aluminum trim in the galley


Stainless steel latches fitted. Also installed the espagnolet lock on the hatch.


Additional airflow for the fridge


Started upholstering the headboard.

Almost ready….


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[nsfr1206]

Looking good!


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[chopperwalker]

It all looks great. I love this part of projects where it all comes together quickly.

[TallGuy7]

Ready! Only the fenders have to be bolted on once I have checked the tongue weight. Should be fine.
















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[KCStudly]

Looks great!!!

[TallGuy7]

The final tasks finished…

Wheel covers fitted


Battery and gas tank secured


Water tank secure


Bikes fitted for correct tongue weight


Perfect!

Then it was time for a test drive.




Very happy with the test drive.

At 90 km/h (speed limit with trailer) I still have a range of 350km. This is much more then I expected. At 130 km/h the range is 420km. To get the advertised range of 560km you have to drive 80 km/h.

We drove 170 km to show TD to my family and that was a big succes. We also encountered a rain storm and everything inside remained dry.


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[S. Heisley]

WOW! It looks really nice! Good job!

[pchast]

That's a wonderful feeling after a successful test run.
Congratulations.