Wheel well finale

Finished up the wheel wells tonight. After sandblasting the upper portion of the wheel well the other day, I primed it with the epoxy primer and allowed to cure. I went back today and used the Sikaflex sealer to seal up all the seams from the inside. It cured itself in a couple hours and I painted the inside of the vans walls, the upper wheel well and the Sikaflex with white paint. That way I can easily see any return of oxidation.

So while I was waiting on a curing of the Sikaflex, I had a visitor.   The neighbors kid has this go kart.  He recently cracked the frame and I welded it.  Now ever since, if there is a tweak needed on the kart, I am the one he brings it to.  I replaced the intake on it and corrected the throttle cable routing and the thing does twice the speed it used to.  I have taken it for a spin and its fun, but better for the kid as my 180 pounds is a bit too much for the 6.5hp Tecumseh

Today he bent the tie rod mount on the spindle.  Then I adjusted the throttle cable again, and the neighborhood kids were hanging about waiting to ride the thing. 


So after taking care of the neighbors kid, I went to work on the closet cabinet. The part of the cabinet that faces the window was always a nasty sight. So I went to Lowe's and bought me a piece of 1/4 inch birch plywood. Its not marine grade which is a pure 3/16 thick panel that has better grain and look to it.  The box stores sells a veneer type sub grade panel that is a mixed core with birch outer veneers.  For this application, it works just fine.

I cut it appropriately to replicate the size of the nasty board that I removed and set to covering it.

I have some headliner material that I bought from Go Westy. I am using that to cover the plywood piece as the original was some sort of plastic sheet that deteriorates. It will look good and will hold up better. By wrapping the board similar to a custom interior installation, I can fasten the board onto the cabinet with some brass screws and the material will not pull or come off. Although I will use some spray tack to mount the material, I think the wrap technique and the screws will ensure a clean install that will last for years to come. Now although I have finished with the install of the replacement board, I have also taken the liberty of cutting away a portion of the upper cabinet giving me some additional storage space.

 

  Looks large enough to tuck the jack and lug wrench away. Maybe a couple umbrellas or something. So the cabinet will not be reinstalled right away. I am leaving it out for the paint process.

Access to the windows all around will be paramount to a quality paint job. Installation can take place after the paint is applied, the windows are reinstalled and it is appropriately cleaned.