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Inexpensive camper/utiliy box for m35a2

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I worked this weekend on building what they call a basement in the RV industry. That's a fancy term for putting a box around the holding tanks and maybe some extra storage. I just put a insulated box around the tanks. The black water tank is inside the bed so it was the easiest. I just had to put some insulation around it and under the bed where it sits. I also inslated the floor and bed side next to it. Some how I forgot to do it before i inserted the bath room.


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Next I built a support under the grey water tank. It is designed to hang as installed. But I had to repair a small crack in the corner when I got it so I thought I would support most of the weight from the bottom. I used a couple pieces of 2 x 12 with some 1/2 foam to support the bottom. I them built a
1 1/2 foam box around it. I did this by filling the bed frame rail with insulation and surrounding the tank with foam sheets. It looked easy but being old and fat it was hard. Tomorrow I will be scraping hardened foam and painting around the pipes. The last step is to decide how to wrap the pipes.


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Installed more paneling.
 

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Panted and installed A/C cover. Wired in rear light. Installed ground fault plugs in the kitchen. Also if you are looking for a power inverter I would recommend a Durolast 1000 watt from Auto Zone. It is rated a 2000 watt surge 1000 continuous and is around a 100 bucks. I have it wired in so I can throw a couple breakers and power the truck from it. It won't run the A/C but it runs the microwave, coffee maker and any power tool I plug in but not necessarily at the same time.
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Worked on the counter top today. Trying to keep cost down I am using cheap pine furring strips. I am going to white wash the top and then apply several coats of polyurethane. I am planing the same for the floor but will probably use wider boards.

On a sad note the fan on my rooftop air seized up. I will have to pull the motor and repack the bushings with grease. Why did it have to happen when its so hot?
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Puttied and sanded counter top. Applied white wash and calked in sink and back splash. Then applied the first of many coats of polyurethane.

Total cost is about $75.00 That's less than a Formica counter top and I think it looks much better. Not so sterile if you know what I mean.

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Fixed the A/C. The fan motor is old enough that it dose not have sealed bearings. Sprayed a little brake clean in the oil cups and the motor freed up. Put some oil in and gave it a good workout today.

Pulled the draws and doors off the cupboards around the refrigerator and refaced with temped hardboard. Finished the ceiling up to the top bunk.

I also primed the bathroom door. Was going to paint it but when I opened the paint I found that at some point it had frozen and looked like cottage cheese.

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