Well, okay. Just seems that every couple of years I have a problem with something in that area with no access, so to some extent I wanted to get in there and make sure I don't have any other issues. The wiring and god knows what-all have now been exposed to weeping diesel and hydraulic lines and it would be a good idea to check it all out and clean it up. And, as I add more work-arounds I just get more clutter in already cluttered areas - it seems like there's a lot of extra harness tied up behind the bed hatch bulkhead, so it's just a rats nest I'm adding to. I've already moved and simplified as much of the wiring I can back there and it's still a mess.
But I'm a pretty skilled fabricator. I built the yellow car from a total basket case - the hard lines there passed through 5 bulkheads and had multiple complex curves at each end, they had to be formed at one end, fed through the structure and finished on the other end.
The orange car is a real packaging challenge. I re-designed the entire cooling system, the electrical system, and dozens of whizzy bits.
Also made this 3x6 tube bumper for the Beav, can be filled with rebar for ballast, and above it is a 25 gal ag sprayer that provides ballast as well as cooling spray into the radiator for those long hot Mojave climbs in the summer.
Made this relay panel that controls cornering lights, extra backup flood lights, and docking lights all around the coach
Designed this surge tank.
And these nifty devices for securing RV covers in windy areas - the tie downs don't beat up the coach and it's secured by the coach weight.
And of course, the hydraulic brake fix.
I like to take care of problems once and for all, just don't like surprises in getting things to come apart where I have to do plan b, and then plan c, and on and on.