Over the weekend the new water tank was connected to the pump, accumulator tank, water heater and the angle stops... Lots of hoses, lots of connections...The tank was filled, the pump turned on ant it ran leak free for a half hour... Yessss...!!!...
Moving on to the inside next...
What sucks...
32 - Exterior bolt-ons...
Whew, what a month...!!!... The wedding was amazing and so was Barcelona... Good to be back and continuing to make progress on the Jeep...
(above) Handicap grab bars were bolted on to the curb side cabin... Primarily to be a stand-on bar to access the roof rack and...
Paul is enjoying good food, great wine, awesome museums and constantly thinking about what to do next on the Jeep... I have seen only a few legitimate off road vehicles here, mostly LR Defenders and I gotta say, they are so cool... Au revoir pour se soire...
31 - Rear Door
Lately the camera has been put away.. Too much to do, too little time... My day jobs are mostly very long days and the bulk of the Jeep porogress has been early in the mornings and late into the evenings... Typical...
(above) Since the last post a lot of time went into getting...
30 - Door Prep - Awning Installs - Tire mount...
(above) The plywood box for the door has been routered with a round over bit, sanded rough and given the preliminary fiberglass coat...
(above) As promised, the rear quarters get a final fiberglassing...
(above) The former door hinge points...
29 - Rear Door Cut-Out
(above) The Seitz rear window is pretty cool... Read more about them here> http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/56066-Seitz-Windows-101-Pros-Cons-and-their-Operation
The other rear cabin windows are tinted, which I like for their improved privacy, and reducing...
The reason for the epoxy and glass is the bond and durability... Bondo only, would crack I think... I've used barrels of Resin Research "Quick Kick" and it has never failed me... I would never go back to polyester resins again... I have seen way to many times Poly fail... The problem is that it...
28 - Rear Panel Work
Been out of town a lot lately... Was gone for half a week for our daughter's wedding up in Canada, then three days out of town building trailers near Seattle... Glad to be home again and able to make some more progess on the Jeep...
(above) Keeping with the overall...
My thoughts were that if I was at a West Coast beach watching and waiting, the solar panel should face south... The view from the bench seat should be out of the curb side window and the door should be behind you and out of the way... Road traffic is a very small consideration... I also plan to...
27 - Painting Started...
(above) The primary and possibly final rear cabin color is dull flat grey, like the primer... "Nothing to see here, move on" high on the desired quality list... Got a gallon of premium acrylic paint... Gonna roll it on thick...
(above) The propane locker panel is...
26 - Rear Lights...
(above) The license plate was relocated to under the rear bumper... A super bright LED license plate light is bolted to the top of it...
The former roof rack LED light (and back up cam) is also bolted to the underside of the bumper...
Above the rear door is a new Hella...
25 - Exterior Bolt Ons...
(above) For accessing the roof rack, a pair of fold down, fire truck style steps are added to the rear wall...
(above) They can also be used as a grab bar for getting up and in...
(above) Up front. the light bar is now in the final position...
(above) On the...
24 Rear Door Hinge Change...
(above) The stock and upgraded hinges were on the wrong side and not suited for a door like this... The handing of the door wasn't what I want, so the factory hinge from the roof/cabin was cut to hinge height and screwed in place... I tried the hinges with the...
23 - Roof Connection and Rear Door Fix...
The weather is good, I have some time and materials aplenty...
(above) Ready for a seam of fiberglass tape and epoxy,,,
)above) 2" wide 6oz. Volan tape...
(above) The seam has been brushed with epoxy, the tape was laid and a couple more coats of...
22 - Window Cut Out
(above) The window source is Peninsula Glass in Vancouver, WA... The size is roughly 42" x 24"...
(above) The cut line is marked on the masking tape...
(above) Tools for the job... The wall material is balsa core, with fiberglass on both sides... The outside glass layer...
Maybe someday... I got back from Western Australia yesterday and will be back on task with the ER jeep next week... Feeling very inspired by the way the Australians approach offroad designs... They have taken it to a whole 'nother level...
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