welding things

Today when I went to visit, SBF was making brackets to weld into the van to bolt the backseat captain chairs into. The bolts on the chairs don't quite line up with where the benches sat, but of course this man knows what to do. 

It starts with drilling into metal.

Filing the metal.

And then you have this set up. (I think he had to make at least 4 of these.)

And then there is welding. 

Welding progress.

And into the van!!

crazy garage

I like this crazy garage picture. All of the captain chairs are pulled out right now and just chillin in the chaos. I'm pretty sure the only thing that would make this manageable for my SBF is that, at the very least, all the tools are in their right places. That's a thing that people who work with tools REALLY CARE ABOUT. I mean really, really. 

The fabric chairs on the left are from Sister Van, and the plasticy ones on the right are from CWV. Eventually the fabric ones will go in the front and the original chairs will shift to the back.

The benches

The benches are what my SBF was most excited to GET RID OF. And I must say, removing them created a lot of space and really made it so you can see all the POTENTIAL. Like how a big ol' mattress would fit. And where the fridge will go. The important things.

When my big kid drove the CWV she said she felt like she was driving a bus. Y'all that's because it really does look bus-ish. The CWV with all her benches in place:

The CWV with all her benches GONE!

Sister van getting loaded with benches ... For some reason someone already took all of her old ones.

Sister Van is crammed full with benches now! If you're looking for rows of benches for really short people, THIS IS THE PLACE.

Captain Chairs

If I'm to stay with the theme, then this should be titled "musical captain chairs." This was one of the first things to change after the initial trip to the salvage yard. SBF took Sister Van's captain chairs and put them in the from in place of CWV's captain chairs. Apparently Sister Van's are more comfortable and they have armrests. They are also covered in fabric and need a good bath. CWV's chairs are covered in vinyl and look a little worn, but otherwise they are mostly the same. CWV's chairs will be bolted into the back for Thing 1 and Thing 2 to ride in comfort and safety, replacing the need for any and all rows of benches.

CWV's captain chairs.

A captain chair taken from Sister Van and bolted into CWV. I'll get better pictures of these, but you get the idea. We now have 4 captain chairs and we are very happy about that!