Truck Update: 10/24/18

Ordered habitat and winch battery cables from Battery Cables USA
Ordered Tyco W58 circuit breakers and heavy duty 12V switches for habitat breaker panel from Aircraft Spruce
Painted seat mounts
Machined new bushings, pins, and roller for driver side suspension seat
Purchased material to start kitchen cabinet build
Started building lower kitchen cabinet
- We are trying to make quick progress on our cabinet woodworking while making sure that it will be durable enough for many years of travel and use. We are building our kitchen cabinets using some store bought hardwood cabinet components. We are upgrading and making custom wood parts where appropriate. All of the joints are bonded with Titebond II or Korapop 225 and then screwed together. The screws are bonded in place using 5-minute epoxy to prevent them from rattling out over time. We have found that modular hardwood kitchen items are really great for base woodworking to build off of.
Inspected power steering pump adjust-ability
Removed entire shift linkage to fix unacceptable shift slop
Cleaned, disassembled, and inspected shift linkage
Machined new bushings and pin assembly for shift linkage
Purchased red oak for countertop
Purchased assorted kitchen cabinet hardware
Bonded red oak lumber together for countertop
Ordered candidate sink gray water tank and kitchen goods tie down options
Reassembled gear shift assembly
Installed shift linkage and adjusted gear shift assembly in truck
Sealed threaded holes in cab floor using RTV
Put reflective tape on front bumper
Disassembled, inspected, lubricated, and adjusted throttle linkage assembly
Adjusted idle stop
Cut countertop to size and sanded surface
Purchased kitchen cabinet material
Finalized layout of kitchen counter cutouts
Trimmed down, sanded, and blended sink flange
Cut hole for sink in kitchen countertop
Routed and bullnosed sink cutout
Drilled plumbing hole for kitchen faucet
Routed cutout for stove in kitchen countertop
Received breakers and switches