Time to lock up the bins

With so much stuff we need to fit out the coach, as well as tools, it was time to fix the bin doors on the coach as well as the diesel tank. I don’t need to lose 1000 Lt of diesel, so I got to work. When we were at the Sarina Ranges house sit home of Larry and Elaine.

Are they in the right place?

After marking out where I thought the locks should go, then realised it won’t so it was time to mark them out again. I’m glad I didn’t drill the hole before double checking my work. Remember the rule measure twice cut once…., as it would not have been the first time I’ve stuff up.

Pilot whole to get started. (See punch mark in the wrong place below hole)

I used a whole saw to get the right size.

An a big hammer made the latch bar the right shape.

Barrel key alike so that the 1 key fit’s all locks.

Lock fitted in place just need to clean up.

One less job to do

So many small jobs to do when building a motorhome, you finish one and there are so many more to work on. At least all the bins are now locked up (six of them) and two diesel fill points on either side of the coach. If you ever start working on a project nothing ever go’s to plan, modification has become my middle name.

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