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Forty-Two... Forty-Two... (above) On Mike's last trip up, he dropped off some things for the Jeep...One of them is a small generator to fit in the case on the rear door...The Trasharoo Bag on the back of the box had straps like backpack straps that were wrapped around the black box...To...

Forty-One continued... ...continued... (above) The sink edge has been sanded and oiled...The grey sink looks fine now...Before it stood out starkly, but now it seems like it was part of the original plan...The burner is hooked up now too... (above) Behind the sink, to the right is the...

Forty-One... Forty-One... I'm back, but I haven't gone anywhere...I just took a break of taking as many pictures the past week...A lot of what I've been doing has been the small things needed to finish the work...And that sometimes is stuff that just doesn't tell much of a story...With that...

Update... ...just a quick update on the Jeep... I have been working on the details everyday, taking few pictures...I'll take some today and post them tomorrow... Mike was here yesterday and we went over how it was, is, and will be...I will be doing more work up in the front cabin, the roof...

Something like this...???... I've started another one made from zebrawood, teak, copper, brass and leather...

Forty... Forty... I can almost see the finish line... (above) I met with the guy who will upholster the bench seat and back rests yesterday...We kicked ideas back and forth and agreed on the approach for this project...The bench cushion will be made with a dense foam set on a 1/4" plywood...

Thirty-Nine... Thirty-Nine... I took fewer pictures the past couple of days...The focus has been about fine tuning the details...At times progress crawls...Finishing things can be like that, but forward progress does continue... (above) The lighting for the rear cabin will be...

The quantities are pretty small...Visually it has weight, but physically not so bad...The zero to sixty figure shouldn't be too adversely affected...

Hi J... I'm interested, for sure... It's likely that I'll bring it to Flagstaff if that's what you're talking about...Is there a link for it...???...

Thirty-Eight... Thirty-Eight... (above) Friday...The list grows and gets lined out, then grows again... (above) Behind the passenger seat was unfinished... (above) There was one full panel of the InsulMat left...The printing wasn't wanted where this would get installed, so it got wiped...

Thirty-Seven... Thirty-Seven... (above) The propane locker has been fiberglassed for a few weeks now, so I sanded the bumps, and... (above) ...installed the Thermo-Mat insulation ...Nice touch I must say... (above) Next, I cut some plywood to make a roll-bar cover / shelf / LED light...

Close...Router jig and a file...

Thirty-Six... Thirty-Six... Prepped then installed the driver side drawer faces, then oiled and sanded them, repeatedly... Today, the pictures will speak for themselves... Oh yeah, this broke...Should be metal, not plastic... More tomorrow...

Thanks for the offer... The black screen is fine, maybe next time...

I like to use thinned epoxy on the wood that is mostly hidden...The cases (in and out, front and back, top and bottom), the drawer pull outs all around), and the back of the wall panels... The raw drawer faces and exposed panels get Tung Oil...It flows great, polishes out easy and has a good...

...what he said...

Thirty-Five... Thirty-Five... (above) Today the focus is getting panels and faces the first coat of oil, and getting them installed...Prior to oiling the inverter panel, the 12 volt outlet gets mounted and locked in place with a shot of "90 second epoxy"... (above) I gave a squeeze of...

Thirty-Four... Thirty-Four... (above) Since the last update, I got the material for the curb-side bench and back-rest covers....Leather... (above) I also went to Vancouver B.C. for the weekend and while wandering, found these...Might use 'em, might not... (above) Back on the bench ...

The copper is 1/16" thick, sourced from a sheet metal fabricator...The cost is $15 sq. ft... Considering the small quanities of materials that are going into this project, it makes sense to use better than average stuff to end with something extraordinary...Besides, it's more fun to use the...