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Tool Box Add Bay 3 Pax Side
Earlier this year we need to replace the 20 year old fuel lines to the Webasto. That’s two lines about 30 feet long traveling along lower main floor structure and frame with bus jacked up so you can work in between axles. The lines attached to top of fuel tank. To get to fuel tank the previous owner had install a custom TV and sound system in bay 3 that had to be completely disassemble. A PIA.
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So rather with go back in with stereo and TV. I made bay more functional for tool and parts storage and added a “Made in the USA” Craftsman tool box lower half. It squeezed right between the door hinges and the top torque rod. Four evenings to install and tidey the bay up a little. Now if you need access to fuel tank, just pull the tool box out. Takes 15 minutes.
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Nice!
GripLatch so the drawers don’t come open while traveling?
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How would the drawers come open with the bay door closed? Even if somehow side to side movement was strong enough to make a drawer move, it sure couldn’t move very far.
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Mine is similar but it is a Lowes brand and when the key is locked all the drawers are locked also.
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Ed:
Where did you get the new carpet in that bay? Nice job.
Chuck
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VERY NICE!
And, Chuck… good observation on the new carpet!
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VERY NICE!
And, Chuck… good observation on the new carpet!
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
For me it is more than just tools. I have drawers of spares and supplies, a ladder, and behind them on the roll out joey bed is the DDEC reader, wash bucket, various electrical testers, and kits, such as a screw driver kit.
When Liberty built the coach the storage drawer unit was bolted to the top of the bay and only Superman with X-Ray vision could see what was in the drawers because the bay door extended over the open drawers so you could not see what was in them unless you looked from the side behind the bay door.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
The new carpet is called “trunk liner”. When I bought coach I bought a few yards on the recommendation of Jim Purcell at CoachPro in Eugene, Or. Here is a quick link to a online fabric store. You can buy at any automotive upholstery store. The roll is 60 inches wide. Simple to put down with 3M contact adhesive yellow spray glue. Spray both surfaces after cleaning wait 5 minutes or until glue is just slightly tacky.
Jon, that is an impressive bay. I am surprise there is not any copper bling.
The cost for me $4000 for tool chest, $300 fabric, $150 glue, $750 wood hardware/materials, 8 hours in labor.
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I have always struggled with what to bring and not carry . I found over the years it depends on where I’m going and how long I stay away from home base camp . So no mater where and how long I have items I feel are a must . Not being a expert in any field I do carry tools in case i run into a willing teacher . So lets hear what others carry . I used to carry a spare tier but those days are over .
filters in case I pick up some bad fuel
air line
elect tools and testers .
belts
fittings and tools
and most important an extra 20 or 30k 🙂
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The last item on your list Al will repair almost any problem encountered. Takes up very little space, will work with almost any problem except for an arrest by an honest cop.
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So true Jon. One of the main reasons I went to the Prevost was because no mater where I find myself in this country parts can be sourced. With our previous coach I needed to not only bring many parts with me but also scoop them up when ever I could find them . So happy those days are over .
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My onboard spares:
All Belts
Assorted Air Fittings
Assorted Relays
Assorted Fuses
Dash panel lights, Eaton and Prevost switches
Feet of 1/4 and 3/8 coiled air line
Seals for front and rear hubs
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Wow, Jon, I love how you moved the Liberty drawers down to the joey bed. They really are hard to see into up top. Excellent idea!
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Bob, I have a character defect that makes me unable to live with problems I can solve. I moved the drawers because as you recognize the original location made their use difficult at best. I also wouldn’t accept the black shades in the front because they act like a huge solar panel in the sun overcoming the front A/C. The other biggie was the aluminum holding tank was converted to stainless steel.
All the other changes I made to the coach were minor, but the three listed above were critical.
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Jon: Do you have a separate thread or PDF or file about the switch from black front shades to white shades?
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