Finished floor trim, built a new table, and a few other things.

[Odyssey 4x4]

I've been super busy working on the Toyota trying to get it ready for travel. Lately I have gotten a good amount of things done.

After getting the floor finished up the next creation was a table of some sort. I wanted something that could hold a tv up all the time and have a table with work space that lowers when not in use. I looked at tables online for motorhomes but all were either super cheap or super expensive. I decided to build my own. It took a good amount of work, measuring, cutting, and sometimes fixing mistakes

Unfortunately it was so time consuming that I did not get to take too many pictures as I was in work mode. I'll post what I have.

Basic framing started..

Trying to consider what to use for the table was a hard decision. I found these at Lowes and they were about the perfect size, already covered, and cheap.

That was about all the pics I got during the build. The finished product turned out pretty sweet. Here it is in down mode with my huge TV in place.

And with table in the up position.

Holding the table up is actually a screen door lock! It actually worked pretty perfect. Ignore the light wood, it still needs staining. I painted the wall as well.

When the table is not in up mode the "leg" goes into this clip in the wall.

Here is a panoramic photo to show how comfy it is in this thing now.

Also installed something the truck was missing, a much needed inverter. I was able to put it in the same space as the plug in for the generator so that I could just plug my shore power line into the inverter and have power for tv or fridge while driving.

Wired it into the battery box.

[Odyssey 4x4]

Also got new taillights installed since old were corroded and unreliable.

Also got the side marker lights working too. The driver side never worked and I opened it to find the ground had never been hooked up?

My sweet new porch light.

[Maineah]

Good work looks great!

[sailfritz]

Where can I get an original rear dinette table for my 85 Dolphin 500 series? Can someone take a pic of this one so at least I know what it's supposed to look like?

Thanks

Tom

[Derek up North]

It doesn't look as though you're looking for anything more unique than a rectangular table top with radiused corners.

The width will be dictated by the measurement between your benches, assuming you want to continue being able to set up a bed in the rear.

[Dolphinite no longer here]

Tom,

Here is a photo of the table in my '85 Dolphin. It is made from 3/4" plywood covered with formica. The corners are rounded over to avoid sharp edges that poke you when you're getting ready to sit down. The edges are covered with a plastic, glue-on edge molding that you can find at Home Depot or Lowe's.

Your floor should have the old metal sockets that the table legs sat in or at least the old holes that the sockets sat in. Use that spacing to locate the metal leg brackets that will go on the underside of the table. The table is just big enough to fit between the two facing benches on either side of the coach so that, when lowered, the table becomes the surface of the bed. You'll need two L-shaped aluminum brackets that get attached to the sides of the bench bases so that the table has someplace to sit when lowered.

Good luck...

John

[Derek up North]

Some MH with rear dinettes (Sunraders?) have the front corners trimmed off more, presumably to make it easier for those with larger circumferential diameters to get in and out.