Getting closer to the summer race season so I must keep moving even though the weather sucks ... :/

* ran into a problem I never thought of.. My small kitchen area cabinets are to big to fit into the standard 24" RV doorway. So I was going to use overhead cabinets and build a toe-kick, but I used a Bathroom vanity instead. The vanity offered draws witch IMHO offer more storage.

I found this on Craigslist for 100 BUCKS! Score.....

I looked at building a counter as my width is only 20" instead of the standard 24" but after a quick trip to Menard's picked up a *Blem 4ft counter top.. 16$ :smokin:


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I had to saw cut off the backsplash and will finish it clean at a later date.

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It's filling up quick...
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You do amazing work.

Yesterday at the salvage yard I picked up a new RV window for only 50 bucks! .. I need to start watching my pennys to come in under 5000.00 budget.

I hung the window in place with a couple drywall screws, outlined the inside lip (or smallest ring) and cut with a jigsaw.

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Window slide into place with little effort.

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*One thing I found is most RV windows don't have finish trim rings inside when bought off eBay or the salvage yards. So simply run upto your big box store and buy some cabinet finish screws. They offer black, have large heads with a aggressive thread. I drilled and screwed the window in from the outside aluminum lip.

The inside trim ring was made by 1 x 3 wrapped with a tan fabric. The corners are cut at a 22.5 degree angles to mimic the rounded window corners.

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Finished project for Saturday..

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*Figured I should post a finished picture and update

The Uhaul stickers have been removed and the truck box was painted a gloss white for now. I used a "roller" to paint the box.. seriously. The FRP board on the box has a texture, so a fine 4" roller worked perfect. I used a Rustoleum machine paint mixed with some harder/gloss agent and reducer... Turned out pretty great!

The front U-Haul doors I just sanded, spray primed and spray painted with dupli-color fleet white. I taped her at the body line for a nice break in the white.

Once I decide on a finial color/graphic I'll spend a little more time on the exterior.

Truck pulls great, with the 10 cyl. engine you would not even know its behind you even up hill. I locked the cruise at 60mph and seem to average 9-11mpg and I'm good with that.

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Such a sick Braap Van!!!

Tricked out wheels to...........Oooops pun intended

I'm still going to do some nice stainless wheel simulators... but race boat parts now get priority

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