The Exciting Conclusion! Of this one part!

Hhhhhhokay. So.

I cut the blue angel toilet hinge to the pre-measured(twice) length and found myself with something that resembled a monitor mount! Fancy that! While drilling the holes for the bolts, the bit flexed and the upper hole got a little silly. Yes, even drill presses can make mistakes. No worries, though, I ovaled the holes on bottom and that actually gave me a little tiny bit(~1mm) of adjustment room in case things get a little funky later. Now the monitor mount sits squarely on the cross-member and looks great. One more mock up shows that the screen will be exactly where I want it, with just a touch of space above the steering wheel and my eye line going to the middle of the screen. Thinking swiftly, I ran in the house and made sure the mount cleared the plastic back of the monitor and boy does it just! Whew! After that was determined, the lightening crew came in and drilled holes. Lots of ‘em. They still need to be finished before paint but will look great once they are done. The thing is taking shape! Holy cow!

The last issue is attachment to that cross-member. I’ve thought pretty long and hard about this and the only correct way seems to be TIG welding. While it won’t be holding a ton of weight, I need to to be solid. I don’t feel that brackets or some bolting method will really be sturdy enough and seem like too much of a “fix”. So my new mission is to find either a shop or a friend who knows this craft and who is generous enough to donate their time. Part of the fun!! And listen, if you ask for help and get it, buy the good soul some beer or a box of doughnuts. They’ll be much more willing to help in the future if you throw them a little something.

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