Had a good time

 Hello everyone,

Didn’t get a lot done this past week. Had our grandson for a few days in the first half and went to see our youngest son In Tennessee for Christmas.

Had a blast all week, Christmas with the youngest son was really fun.

Got home on Christmas Day and then on Sunday I repaired the garage door that was broken and installed one of the running boards on the new van.

Started on the driver’s side but, as has been the case lately, all of the hardware wasn’t in the kit. I’ll go this week to the hardware store and pick up the few things I’m missing. Should get all the electronic gear ordered and start pulling wires this week.

Today we’re having Christmas at the oldest boys house and I’m going to bake cookies and get myself spruced up this morning.

Hope everyone had a good Christmas and I’ll talk to you soon.

TVI

Moving along

 Hello everyone,

Been doing mostly new van work. Put up things temporarily to get an idea of how it’s going to lay out.

The new fan is installed, except for wiring.

This will be the basic setup. The walls behind the seat will be the “water closet”, the box in front of the seat will hold the batteries and the electronics. They’ll all be done is materials like the bathroom walls.  There’s going to be shelving above the seat and the bed plus some storage and shelving opposite the bathroom and seat.

Hopefully I’m going to start the wiring this coming week but, we’re going to Franklin to see our youngest son for Christmas about midweek. So, most of it will get done next week.

We’ll, I think that’s all for now.

Talk to you soon,

TVI

Still at it

 Hello everyone,

It may not look like it but a lot is happening. A lot of work on the new van, Thanksgiving week with our youngest son and a great trip to Branson, Missouri.

Let’s start with the trip to Branson.

First pic is at a winery on the way home, great folks! The third picture was the waking view at the winery beautiful!! The second and fourth pictures are in Branson, very pretty country.

Since we’ve been back, we’ve moved along pretty good with the van. The wife has carpeted quite a bit of the white metal, and I’ve gotten most of the bed cut out and fitted. I’m almost to the point of running wires.

The boards in the bottom pic will hold our chairs and our awning. The third one down shows the carpeted parts. The first one and you get an idea of the bed and storage underneath. I have all the parts cut for the bed and I’ll post a pic of that this coming week plus the intention is to install the new roof fan in the next couple of days.

We’re going to order the batteries and start getting the electronics here and then I can start running wires.

I think that’s all for now.

Talk to you soon,

TVI

Lots happening

 Hello everyone, 

Well, we’ve been cutting more wood, still not finished. Still better then we were.

I’m about at 3 1/2 rows.

The wife picked up some racks for storing the new bikes in the garage and I put them up the other day.

Plus we’ve been working on the new van. Got the sound deadening in, some insulation, and the flooring installed. 

The flooring is sitting with weights on it at home and we took a trip to Branson, Missouri. Our youngest son was home for Thanksgiving for the whole week, we had a ball. He left on Sunday and we packed up and headed out on Monday. The wife had the week off this week and so off we went!

When we get back, I’ll start building the boxes for the bed so I can get an idea of where all the electrical components are going to go and be housed and ran. I need to get batteries still so I can figure out where they’ll go also.

Well, I think that’s all for now.

Talk to you soon, 

TVI

Kind of an about face

 Hello everyone,

Yeah, it’s unfortunately time to set the bike aside for awhile. For now probably into February. I’ll still be getting parts when I can but, I won’t be working on it for now.

The reason is, well, actually several reasons, but, first and foremost is this;

The wife and I bought a new(to us) van. It’s a 2020, with 5000 miles on it. It’s taller, so I can stand up in it, longer, so I can make a proper “ water closet”, and I can upgrade the electrical system so the wife and I can go on longer trips.

This project is on top of finishing the wood and putting down the new floor for the kitchen.

The wood for an entire winter has to fill the platform in the top pic! So, there’s still a lot of wood to cut. The floor in the kitchen has become a little bigger project also. We’re going to put bead board on the walls in the laundry room as well as put the same flooring down as the kitchen and mud room and half bath!! Woo hoo!!

So lots to do and it all needs to be done before I can get back to the bike.

We’ll, I think that’s all for now.

Talk to you soon,

TVI

Just a quick add on

 Hello everyone, picked up a couple of more parts for the bike this week.

The kidney shaped tool box and the rear crash bar. The rear bar was a bargain because one of the tabs is missing, should be no big deal to repair.

Hopefully get to those soon.

Finally got the glue for the flooring and, as expected, the wife wants it done first!! LOL!!

We’ll, I think that’s all for now.

Talk to you soon, 

TVI

Sorry about that

 Hello everyone,

It’s been awhile, not much has been going on really. Picked up some parts for the bike at a local auction. Mostly doodads, and a few needs.

I just picked up a tool box and rear crash bar also, off of eBay. So, I’m still collecting parts, just not a lot of progress.

I have gotten some wood cut, although not near enough yet.

The wood shed next to the stove will probably last until December, depending on the weather, but that’s all I have stacked up at the moment! Lots more to do and very late start!

Went to our last concert in early October, saw Lynard Skynard In Indy.

We spent the last few weeks dealing with the “cooties”! Wife got sick first and then me. Almost fully recovered just not a lot of energy.

We ordered ourselves a couple of Ebikes, and they arrived over the last couple of weeks. I got them put together and charged up, and I have to say they’re pretty cool so far. Haven’t had a chance to ride them far yet and still trying to find a rack for the van to haul them around with, but I think they’ll add to our fun quotient a little bit!

Well, other than trying to get my energy back, I think that’s all for now.

Talk to you soon,

TVI