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Aluminum Cabinets for my GMC
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Last year I spent a long time redoing my wooden overhead cabinets. Total waste of time and I was never happy with them. When I took them down in order to put in the new windows, I knew I wasn't going to put them back.
What I've decided to do is build aluminum cabinets. This is definitely NOT a KISS product because it ain't simple at all. My plan is to build modular cabinets with approximate 3' lengths. I shorted the front cabinets so my seats would recline so those are not the standard 60" that came with the coach. The process is the same.
The material is .063 (1/16") 3003 H14 aluminum, the same stuff I'm building the car and Monique from. A 6' cabinet in aluminum is 20 lbs vs about 55+ for wood.
Once I had the design finalized and checked by trial fit, I made some templates then cut two blanks and bent the edges in my brake.
The thread with all the descriptive text is at:
http://gmc.mybirdfeeder.net/GMCforum/index.php?t=msg&goto=258313&rid=2555#msg_258313
I'm pleased with how it came out. It's a slightly simpler construction in terms of offsets and angles than the wooden ones but they were done that way for ease of construction.
I have not decided if I will make these for sale or not. I guess it will depend on the level of interest.
Aluminum Overhead Cabinets
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