San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

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Re: San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby flboy » Sun Sep 25, 2016 7:03 am

It is looking really nice!

I have one of those angle finders. It is a good tool to have.

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Re: San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby Philip » Sun Sep 25, 2016 9:20 am

I have had one of those exact finders for years. As small as the are and flimsy its kind of hard doing layouts.

Yesterday I was at the James Dean run. Its a large car show. The was a cheap tool dealer setup there. I found this in the pile of off shore tools he was selling.

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For $5.00 I didn't walk past it.
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Re: San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby PaulzOx » Sun Sep 25, 2016 10:12 am

Philip wrote:I have had one of those exact finders for years. As small as the are and flimsy its kind of hard doing layouts.

Yesterday I was at the James Dean run. Its a large car show. The was a cheap tool dealer setup there. I found this in the pile of off shore tools he was selling.

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For $5.00 I didn't walk past it.


What a great deal! I have never really had a need for one before, but like all the other tools I buy I will find a use for them again.


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Re: San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby PaulzOx » Sun Sep 25, 2016 10:13 am

flboy wrote:It is looking really nice!

I have one of those angle finders. It is a good tool to have.

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Don thank you for the compliment. It's not as nice as yours but I am trying, learning and having a blast build it.


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Re: San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby PaulzOx » Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:22 am

Well I have been away with work so haven't done anything with my CTC.

I am very glad to hear mostly everyone faired well down in the south east area

I did score a good deal on this baby from a guy at work.

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Re: San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby flboy » Fri Oct 14, 2016 5:56 am

That is a nice Generator. I have one like that and love it. Quiet and reliable. If this is any help, here's a link from my old build. This is an auxiliary fuel tank I built for the Honda for less than $30.00. You can buy them built and a little nicer for alot more $$. I like the auxiliary tank because you can run for 24hrs without refueling.. I use it for overnight power if I am running the AC so the Generator does not quit in the middle of the night. If you are not doing that... it s no problem to refuel every 4 to 6 hours (depending on load) on the existing built in tank.

viewtopic.php?f=42&t=50647&start=90 (scroll down towards bottom of thread on that page)


BTW... I kept the existing Honda Gen Gas cap intact and bought a cheap aftermarket cap to modify for the auxiliary tank. I don't always use or need the extra tank and I didn't want to ruin the original.

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Re: San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby PaulzOx » Sat Oct 22, 2016 10:39 pm

flboy wrote:That is a nice Generator. I have one like that and love it. Quiet and reliable. If this is any help, here's a link from my old build. This is an auxiliary fuel tank I built for the Honda for less than $30.00. You can buy them built and a little nicer for alot more $$. I like the auxiliary tank because you can run for 24hrs without refueling.. I use it for overnight power if I am running the AC so the Generator does not quit in the middle of the night. If you are not doing that... it s no problem to refuel every 4 to 6 hours (depending on load) on the existing built in tank.

viewtopic.php?f=42&t=50647&start=90 (scroll down towards bottom of thread on that page)


BTW... I kept the existing Honda Gen Gas cap intact and bought a cheap aftermarket cap to modify for the auxiliary tank. I don't always use or need the extra tank and I didn't want to ruin the original.

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Don, thanks for your extended tank link. I was looking for something exactly like that.


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Re: San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby PaulzOx » Sat Oct 22, 2016 10:41 pm

Made progress on the beds today, I just have to figure out what I want to do for the legs.

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Re: San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby McDave » Sun Oct 23, 2016 8:47 pm

NICE!!!

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Re: San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby PaulzOx » Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:02 pm

After digging around here on the forum I managed to figure out the legs for my beds. I decided to go with the table leg screw in style. They are very sturdy.

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Re: San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby bulltanner » Mon Oct 24, 2016 1:14 pm

EXCELLENT JOB, SO FAR!! :applause:
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Re: San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby Donut757 » Mon Oct 24, 2016 1:22 pm

where did u get the hardware for male/female parts for legs?
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Re: San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby PaulzOx » Mon Oct 24, 2016 1:40 pm

Donut757 wrote:where did u get the hardware for male/female parts for legs?


I got them at home depot. including the wood for the legs it was $30
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San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby bulltanner » Mon Oct 24, 2016 4:29 pm

I got a build over at

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Hope mine turns out as swell as yours!!


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San Diego Lightweight Toy Hauler / Man Cave

Postby PaulzOx » Sun Nov 20, 2016 12:12 am

I made progress today and built my awning.

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I made my own adjustable poles, used 3/4" EMT with 1/2" EMT inner tube. I drilled holes every 4" for two feet worth of adjustments.

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