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I decided to turn my garage into my workshop to save me the trouble of running lumber and metal from the basement out to the carport and back several times a day. This required me to dig up the broken electrical line in the backyard and jury-rig it. I also hung a big ol' fluorescent work light so I could see what I was doing after dark. So far this is worked out pretty well.
I decided to turn my gara...		Except that on one of my runs to gather stuff from my basement to bring out to the garage some thief riding down my alley decided to swap his shitty bicycle for my comparatively nice one which was hanging, unlocked, in my open garage. Seriously: it happened in the five-minute span of me being in my house.
Except that on one of my ...		But the construction has been going very well. This is the basic support frame for the observation deck. Nested 2x4s that will be bolted down to the Jeep's rollbar and attached to metal upright support connected to the front bumper.
But the construction has ...		I love carriage bolts. I love 'em! I love 'em so much I bought an entire box of 100 wing nuts for them. That's love.
I love carriage bolts. I ...		The very beginning of the observation deck atop the Jeep. After a week, though, I'm considering a redesign of the support structure. I think some of the shortcuts I'm taking are foolish.
The very beginning of the...		First attempt at a rear staircase. I made the stringers out of some scrap 1/2" plywood. The steps and supports are all cut from scrap 2x4. I'm glad I did it with scrap material first because now when I do it again I can get all the measurements just right.
First attempt at a rear s...
The second attempt at a rear stairway. The stringers are now made of welded 1x1 box steel and the steps are some scrap lumber. All in all this is much lighter and stronger than the first version. I may yet put better steps on but these will work for now.
The second attempt at a r...		It's hinged, see, so that I can lift it up and enter the Jeep through the back (as the sides will all be covered with... something).
It's hinged, see, so that...		Me on top of the skeletal structure of the MV. Now for the hard part: the art.
Me on top of the skeletal...

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