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Thanks Mate, I enjoy the design/fabrication aspect of these builds. Hodakaguy

Thanks Mate. How much will ya pay? I could whip something up lol Hodakaguy

Continued from above..... Getting there.... Now to make the upper mount/brace that will tie the carrier into the vans L-track. I'll be making a removable mount that will bolt to the upper bar on the rack, that way if I want to use the rack in the house when it's not needed in the van...

Continued from above.... Back to work on the frame. Drilling and inserting Tric nuts (Similar to Rivet Nuts) into the frame to hold the base and backboards on. Sealing the boards with OSMO....great stuff. Adding some extra height to the ends to lock in the boards...

Mobility and fun on the go! I've been looking at options for a personal EV's to take with us on trips and keep coming back to Onewheels. A Onewheel is basically a single wheel electric "Skateboard" that is capable of traveling on dirt, gravel, pavement, etc. Two of the smaller Onewheel...

Thanks Mate, it's been a fun built. Agreed, the replica Stonehenge is a really cool spot. Hodakaguy

Uploaded the next set of pics from last summers road trip..... Full pics here: https://advrider.com/f/threads/the-hodakaguy-camping-trip-report-photo-mega-thread.1460644/#post-41802657 Hodakaguy

I know right lol........:) Hodakaguy

Sharing info and ideas is what makes these forums great :-) Hodakaguy

Oh yeah...I usually crash early, not a night owl lol. Hodakaguy

Continued from above.... And a final quick spray paint job to paint the rivets black. Before re-installing the seat I decided to modify this rubber backed utility mat that I found at Target. The mat looks great in the van so I decided to cut out openings for the seat and leave the mat...

Continued from above..... Bam....It's a seat again. Now I need to shorten the plastic seat back to fit. I've seen some people overlap the two sides of the plastic seat back but I was wanting something that looked a bit more finished. After scratching my head a bit I decided to cut...

Continued from above.... Re-installing the covers on the seat foam. The beads on the back of the cover snap back into the red clips. To re-attach the seat belt pockets I added a bit of Gorilla Spray Adhesive then stapled the flaps back in place. With the cover back on the foam the...

Continued from above..... Center section removed and covers loosely sitting on the seat. Same process on the cover for the seat base. When you get to the plastic clips sewn along the edge just use the razor blade to saw through the plastic. Center seat left over parts. Now...

Continued from above..... With the cover removed you can now cut the seat foam. I used an electric bread knife to make a nice smooth cut. You want to cut the foam right down the center between the seats, right in the middle of the deepest groove. Test fitting....perfect. Now...

Continued from above.... I removed the paint around the weld locations with a grinder and a surface conditioner wheel. Welding in the internal braces. The larger tubing was already sleeved on one side of the seat base (Not the side pictured) and was limited in the amount of distance...

Continued from above... The lower seat base is now free, remove the foam and lower cover as an assembly by just picking it up off the frame Now remove the seat back retainer at the same spot. And almost a bare frame. Now just finish unbolting the seat belt assemblies. I...

Continued from above... Next up remove the plastic seat belt covers. To remove these you need to drive the plastic pin in the center of the retainer inward. The pin will fall out then you can remove the retainer itself. Once apart pick up the pin to re-use upon re-assembly. Once the...

Time to make some more room...... 3 Person to 2 Person seat conversion coming up! Up till this point we've used the factory 3 person bench seat up front for out son to travel in, while it works it's way bigger that we need it to be and makes it difficult to move from the rear of the van up to...

You first push the bed frames together which released them from the horizontal mounting bars. Then remove the two nuts securing the mounting bars to the L-track on each side and raise the bars to the new desired position. Re-tighten the nuts and re-install the frames. Takes maybe 10-15...