Why...
Just how much of a deluge should be planned for...???...
An additional 1/4" in width might make a difference, or not...So might 1/2"...3/4"...???...
It was in my shop, already cut to the perfect length...
Planetary alignments sometimes must be recognized...
...continued.....>
(above) While waiting for the aluminum to dry was a good time to see into the inverter…I pulled the monitor out in 30 seconds…
(above) Next, it was off with the cover…
(above) …then the faceplate…
(above) This is moving too…
(above) Pull those to reconnect...
Nine...
Nine…
(above) Six days later…
(above) Opened the Jeep rear door to check the playing conditions…
(above) Not good…Since I last checked, a heap of rain has fallen…The back door obviously leaks…
(above) Depth gauge in back…
(above) Deal with that later…Now is dry...
Eight...
Eight…
(above) A pattern has emerged…
(above) Mike is coming up today and I went over the paperwork that has accumulated so far…
(above) Once the paperwork was sorted out, I cut this stuff…
(above) …and put together these…
Mock-up...
All I ask is that when they copy the bed, they call it "the Jensen Bed"...Murphy got credit for his...I'm worthy...
Murphy has a law too... I want one...Jensen's Law is "Do it right the first time"...
Is that asking too much...???...
Seven...
Seven…
(above) Yes, it is that time again…
(above) Mike is coming tomorrow and I want to have all the cabinets mocked-up’d so he can the fully feel of the space, defined…The last element to be flushed out is the driver side cases…
(above) A few cuts on the tablesaw and a few...
Zebrawood...
"Waiting patiently to be released from it's narrow cage, the wild Zebrawood bides it's time, curled up and coiled, poised to strike with stunning elegance...Stay tuned for the dramatic meeting of Zebrawood and Jeep...It's going to be wicked...!!!..."
Six...
(above) Earlier start, must be because it's Monday and I feel well rested after the weekend...
(above) Today's priority…
(above) Into the heart of the matter…
(above) Still intimidating but I'm coming to understand it…Reluctantly…
(above) need to get...
Five...
(above) Time to open the garage door and make the world a better place…
(above) First on my list today, to create access to the free space under the bench over the wheel-well…
(above) Bench-top ready for cutting…
(above) Yeah, like that…
(above) That brown panel, that is...
Four...
(above) Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to…
(above) Where I left off last night…
(above) I had an idea late last night which I implemented…
(above) Add another set of heavy duty drawer guides under the first pull out…
(above) So when the foot section is flipped over, there is...
Jeep Changes–Part 3
(above) If not now, when…???…
(above) This thing is awkward to have around…Solution, keep on the front porch…
(above) Back inside, my other “fun stuff” has progress too…
(above) Nothing more to add to that…
(above) Yesterday I lifted the roof…
(above)...
Earth Roamer - Part 2
(above) Nine plus one is today’s starting point…Still below freezing outside, but I have a plan…
(above) Before I opened the heated garage I worked on a pet project, making a better surfboard…
(above) Out in the colder world, the Jeep is as I left it last night…...
Mike sent me this and I'm posting it here...
"There's only one possibly confusing thing in the picture captions that you might want to change for the Portal post . . . It is true hat I got the original vehicle three years ago for just a little over half of what EarthRoamer probably sold it for...
Jeep Earth Roamer – Part 1
OK, the story continues...
Mike has handed over the keys to me so I can put a shine and polish to the inside...Mike has a great plan that he has fine tuned to prime efficiency... I've presented a few original ideas that Mike has allowed me to pursue...You'll see...
The Sprinter conversion is complete and can be seen in whole here:
http://www.hollowsurfboards.com/2006...Conversion.htm
Sorry about not posting it all here, but it just takes too long the way this forum is set up...
I'm doing a custom conversion on a 2006 short wheelbase Sprinter...There are a ton of pictures in my documentation and as much as I'd like to post them all here, it just flat out takes a lot of time...So you should just click on the link to see what's up...
Sprinter Trip from Washington Stae to San Francisco
My videos...Posted by date...
Check 'em out at: http://hollowsurfboards.blogspot.com/ ...
Get in, sit down, get really relaxed and enjoy the ride...
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