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JimBollman
Jun 28, 2019Explorer
Time to bump this thread to the top again. This isn't just todays work but a few projects the last week or so. We came back from the May trip with a list of things we wanted to do to the B.
I added a fold down counter extension to the counter behind the driver seat. If I move the seat all the way forward I can now pull up the extension and add 18" to the counter beside the sink. I used a white plastic cutting board for the top. Wife loves it.
Bought a short folding step so the wife's bad knees don't have to work so hard getting in the side door. Wife made a sleeve for it out of some scrap fake leather/naugahyde stuff and I added some mounts to the inside of the second side door to hold the step when not in use.
Converted the last 3 tungsten bulbs in the van to LED and wired in a spare switch so I could turn on the lights between the seats when the doors are closed. Since the switch is powered from the cabin battery I added a diode so the chassis battery would not try and charge the cabin battery if someone opened a door when the switch was on.
Added two magnetic rechargeable strip LED lights, one in the range hood and one above the sunvisor on the passenger side.
Resealed the seam between the fiberglass top and steel body.
Helped the wife make some magnetic blackout curtains for the front side windows.
We bought a pair of Skreenz that slide over the front doors so we can leave them part way down without getting skeeters.
Cleaned the carpets getting ready for next trip in a week or so.
Been a good couple of week, looking forward to our next outing.
I added a fold down counter extension to the counter behind the driver seat. If I move the seat all the way forward I can now pull up the extension and add 18" to the counter beside the sink. I used a white plastic cutting board for the top. Wife loves it.
Bought a short folding step so the wife's bad knees don't have to work so hard getting in the side door. Wife made a sleeve for it out of some scrap fake leather/naugahyde stuff and I added some mounts to the inside of the second side door to hold the step when not in use.
Converted the last 3 tungsten bulbs in the van to LED and wired in a spare switch so I could turn on the lights between the seats when the doors are closed. Since the switch is powered from the cabin battery I added a diode so the chassis battery would not try and charge the cabin battery if someone opened a door when the switch was on.
Added two magnetic rechargeable strip LED lights, one in the range hood and one above the sunvisor on the passenger side.
Resealed the seam between the fiberglass top and steel body.
Helped the wife make some magnetic blackout curtains for the front side windows.
We bought a pair of Skreenz that slide over the front doors so we can leave them part way down without getting skeeters.
Cleaned the carpets getting ready for next trip in a week or so.
Been a good couple of week, looking forward to our next outing.
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