mkitchen
Explorer
Update on Rueben
Well I went out and took some pics today. I am usually working on it but Mo had some grounds work for me instead. I would really prefer working on Reuben. We did the Old Iron Run but the weather was not very favorable. Had a good time regardless and met some nice folks with some nicely built up vehicles.
Ok, on to Reuben. I did get the dual battery system in and it is working fine. I have the wires run to the shell and hooked up to two 12v aux plugs so Mo and I can run our C paps.
The right side has the battery for the engine.
On the left side is the deep cycle battery for auxillary use. It is wired through a relay so that it will not allow the main battery to be pulled down from accessory use.
Still a very simple setup in the back. I put in a shelf across the back that is four feet wide and six feet from side to side. On this shelf, I mounted the spare and a 60" HiLift jack. I also mounted the two 12v plugs in the shelf. I can plug in both C paps or I can plug in my 12v trouble light, though the shell has two lights mounted in it already. Currently, we sleep on the floor with Thermarests but eventually I will build a drawer system to go across the front four feet of the bed and the top will open up making a seven foot long bed, the width of the truck bed. I also plan on building boxes on the sides, the width of the wheel wells. In these will be stored my recovery gear and the spare.
I had hopes that I would have the interior done by now, but so far, I have only re-done the headliner, turn signal switch and upgraded the steering wheel. The headliner had quite a few cracks in it and a new one was a bit pricey so my son-in-law and I fiberglassed the old one and then covered it with headliner material. A bit more work but it came out well.
As you can see, there is still a lot to do but at least now we can use it for camping. Next, it will be insulating and carpeting the cab and get the seat re-covered.
Mikey
Well I went out and took some pics today. I am usually working on it but Mo had some grounds work for me instead. I would really prefer working on Reuben. We did the Old Iron Run but the weather was not very favorable. Had a good time regardless and met some nice folks with some nicely built up vehicles.
Ok, on to Reuben. I did get the dual battery system in and it is working fine. I have the wires run to the shell and hooked up to two 12v aux plugs so Mo and I can run our C paps.
The right side has the battery for the engine.
On the left side is the deep cycle battery for auxillary use. It is wired through a relay so that it will not allow the main battery to be pulled down from accessory use.
Still a very simple setup in the back. I put in a shelf across the back that is four feet wide and six feet from side to side. On this shelf, I mounted the spare and a 60" HiLift jack. I also mounted the two 12v plugs in the shelf. I can plug in both C paps or I can plug in my 12v trouble light, though the shell has two lights mounted in it already. Currently, we sleep on the floor with Thermarests but eventually I will build a drawer system to go across the front four feet of the bed and the top will open up making a seven foot long bed, the width of the truck bed. I also plan on building boxes on the sides, the width of the wheel wells. In these will be stored my recovery gear and the spare.
I had hopes that I would have the interior done by now, but so far, I have only re-done the headliner, turn signal switch and upgraded the steering wheel. The headliner had quite a few cracks in it and a new one was a bit pricey so my son-in-law and I fiberglassed the old one and then covered it with headliner material. A bit more work but it came out well.
As you can see, there is still a lot to do but at least now we can use it for camping. Next, it will be insulating and carpeting the cab and get the seat re-covered.
Mikey
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