Whew! Can’t wait to stop working on it so much and take a trip! ‘Nother month…
Finished up one of the dining/computer tables:
It’s less pretty underneath:
Made an insertable screen with a shrouded fan…not the prettiest, but it’ll come in handy:
The water finally works without twisting wires together etc:
10 gallons of water for hand and dishwashing in the sink cabinet, and storage above tank:
Hasps and padlocks for the Thule pod:
Also got the swingarm for a Westfalia table from Busdepot, but the part that goes on the table is backordered. And topped up the power steering fluid, fixed a dead taillight, put a bit of Marvel Mystery Oil in the crankcase for luck, got 4 new tires put on, finished boxing in the rest of the passenger-side rear cabinetry, found a little rack to hang from the front console, and finished wiring up the solar stuff.
2 Comments
With all the stuff you’re adding, what are you doing to beef up the suspension to handle the extra weight? Have you weighed it lately? just a thought.
Jerry
Jerry — Oct 9th, 2006
Love reading about how you are fixing up your van. I had one of those ‘hippy van’ things in Europe back probably before you were born (well, 1973 if you must know). We used a sheet of plywood off the engine compartment to support a roll of foam. Cooked on a backpacker’s butane stove & had a little cooler that was usually about 3 degrees cooler than the surrounding air. But it was great fun and reading your blog brings back those days. You are just about 5000% more sophisticated than we were! But it’s still great. Keep up the good work.
If you want to see our ‘website’ just drop me a line & I’ll send you the URL. I’m travelling now with a different wife & in a completely different mode. The site needs updating right now but should get attention soon.
Don — Oct 19th, 2006
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