Step 4: base plate installed
Last weekend was the dry run. This weekend was the real deal. What’s a base plate? It’s the thing that allows you to connect a tow bar to the car so that the car can be pulled behind the RV. It’s kind of important that this connection is solid. I forget Cat’s actual words when she walked out and saw the work in progress, but it was some manner of “oh my God.”
I won’t bore you with the details. I’ll give you a few of the during:
And, finally, the finished product.
The most delightful part was finishing with precisely the amount of leftover fasteners I was supposed to (there’s one plastic push-pin fastener that doesn’t get installed again).
Next up? Auxiliary lighting and then auxiliary and emergency braking. That’ll be another gut check.
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