Things are still real busy at work, but I have found a little time here and there to get out in the garage. The first big step was straightening up the garage to have enough room to work.
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Here are a few close-ups of my tongue extension too
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After cleaning up I had to switch gears to finish wiring and hanging drywall in our living room. Then it was off to the mountains for a long weekend with the family. We stayed at the Great Smokey Mountain RV and Camping Resort in Cherokee, NC and had a great time. We took a trip Friday to Bryson City for a ride on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, and took our daughter to Santa's Land. Good times.
After coming back home, I finally got a chance to fix the wife's Civic last night. While I was waiting for the junkyard battery pack to charge up, I got a chance to relocate my center crossmember. I realized I needed a few more inches for my folding sofa bed. It was either move the rail or change the dimensions of the sofa. I like how my prototype sat, so I opted to drill a few more holes and slide the rail over top of the axle. It worked, and so does the Civic! I fixed it myself and saved $2000 over going to the Stealership. Now that's off the Honey-Do list, so it's back to the teardrop!
I've made a lot of metal dust so far, and collected a little dust too, but it's finally time to start making some sawdust. I started by cutting some fillers to go inside the steel crossmembers. I had to notch the ends to clear the bolts of the frame.
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I have temporarily screwed them in place so that they are flush with the edge of the C-channel. After they were in, I cut the floor joists that run lengthwise. I had to notch them at the front to clear the tongue channels.
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Then I knocked them into place and did a little measuring to check against my drawing in CAD. I'm within 1/4", so I can live with that.
Here's a look at what it looks like so far.
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I also cut some crossmembers for the galley side of the frame. I just stuck them in there for now, but they'll have to come back out.
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Toby likes it so far. If I can keep him happy, we're doing OK. Didn't I just clean up this garage though?
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Oh well.
Next step will be cutting up the plywood for the floor. I spent way longer than I should have last night trying to optimize my plywood yield. I was hoping to get what I needed out of 2 sheets, but it's gonna take 3 to cut out the floor and all the parts for my underfloor storage box in the cabin and the galley. There are just too many pieces over 48" long and I didn't want to piece them. Most of it will nest well, so there won't be much waste. Hopefully I can work on that tomorrow night.
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