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Back in the late seventy's through the early eights I spent every weekend up there in my 66 power wagon. Now I live in Oregon and if I want to off road I pretty much just turn to the right or to the left. But now that I am in my fifty's and no longer enjoy fixing broken trucks I tend to just go...
I took some old pallet sleepers and ran them over the Jointer to square two sides. Then ripped them into 2x2" for the bathroom ceiling joist. After installing them I cut in the roof vent and put up the hardboard. This time I primed before I filled the staple holes as I kept missing some until...
Been plugging along. Wrapped the cabinets with Tempered hardboard. Installed the range hood and put on the first coat of paint. Found a color that gives the same feel as Sea Foam Green.
I drive mine every day to work and back. 20 miles round trip to church on Wednesday night and twice on Sunday. But if I need milk or something in the evening I drive something else. It's driven 90% of the time but I would always want a second car.
When I got my truck third and forth gear would grind. But mainly third. I change out the GL5 and went to 40w motor oil and it started shifting better and better. After a few weeks of driving there was no more grinding at all. The friction modifiers in GL5 can cause the syncros to slip to much...
Today I put up the Tempered hardboard on the wall over kitchen counter.
I then installed the upper cabinets. I am building them out of scrap plywood. They will be covered with tempered hardboard and painted.
Tore out a cabinet and extended the kitchen counter space.
I have some hardwood butcher block flooring that came out of a service van.
I will use it for the counter top. Insulated the wall, pulled in 110 wiring and installed furring strips.
I should add that God has provided an abundance...
Tore out the old upper cabinet. The joist were pulled from the outside wall. Put a ledger under them. It will be hid inside the cabinet.
Also built the other dinette seat and wall behind it. The space behind wall will be for large storage like folding chairs, camp stove and such.