Mission Dawn Patrol

[volcomsurfer]

Great idea on the rear camera mount.
The awning reminds me of the Eezi Awn Batwing ($xxxx).

That was the inspiration. The batwing doesn't even come close to the barn doors so it was pointless for me. The original design had the same rotation style arms that pivot from the corner, but the arms would've been way too long and the fabric would have been droopy. This setup only takes about 4 minutes to put up and is much more structurally sound. I wanted to have shade over the barn doors and have shade on the back when I'm working on the dirtbike at the same time.

 

[Acheateaux]

This thing is going to look sweet in the A Basin parking lot.

 

[mk216v]

That was the inspiration. The batwing doesn't even come close to the barn doors so it was pointless for me. The original design had the same rotation style arms that pivot from the corner, but the arms would've been way too long and the fabric would have been droopy. This setup only takes about 4 minutes to put up and is much more structurally sound. I wanted to have shade over the barn doors and have shade on the back when I'm working on the dirtbike at the same time.

Very cool!
Why wouldn't the Batwing cover your barn doors(you're talking rear doors correct, not side doors?);

 

[volcomsurfer]

no im talking about the side doors. It's not long enough.

 

[mk216v]

no im talking about the side doors. It's not long enough.

Copy. And their Manta probably wouldn't be either since the van body behind the side doors is so much longer than an SUV. Cool to see you made your own for so much less!

 

[volcomsurfer]

made a new blog post yesterday...
http://paradise2pavement.com/2015/11/14/the-return-of-the-gators-part-1/

 

[volcomsurfer]

It's going to rain all week so progress is going to be a bit slow. I managed to get the panel done yesterday. Took forever because I didn't have the right tools. Most of it is covered up anyway. At this point I just need to get on the road already. Hopefully I'll be able to get some work done on the sink cabinet today.

In order from top to bottom:
-4 110v, 2 usb, and 2 toggle switches for the lights
-temp controllers for the air and water heater
-battery monitor
-charge controller
-hot air vent

 

[philos]

Looks good


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[volcomsurfer]

I got some work done on the sink cab. I finally got fed up with not having anything to cut a nice hole so I went to harbor freight and picked up a hole saw kit. And of course it's like 80% off on black friday, but I can't wait. I got a bit further but the sun went down and I wasn't able to get any other good pics. I should be able to finish tomorrow.

 

[k9lestat]

Cool

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[tookstar154]

Looking great.

 

[philos]

Buy the hole saw kit again on black Friday. Return the "original one" (which is the one you just bought on sale) on Monday with the original receipt.
They still made a good profit, so your Karma will be cool.

 

[Mwilliamshs]

Buy the hole saw kit again on black Friday. Return the "original one" (which is the one you just bought on sale) on Monday with the original receipt.
They still made a good profit, so your Karma will be cool.

 

[volcomsurfer]

So I switched out the hinge for a full length one. Looks way better imo.

Cabinet is all cut out.

This is the panel for the other barn door.

All cut and sanded. I'm painting the inside black, lacquering the outside.

before:

After 2 coats:

I should be able to get the lacquer on the other pieces in the morning then get it assembled by lunch. Then I just have to cut the wood for the top corner pieces and I'm done "building" the interior. I'll just have to wire everything and run plumbing.

 

[mk216v]

Looking good!