The rebuilding of Norman's 75 Eleganza II

More New Toys While surfing I happened across a web site for Ragusa Pattern & RV Products out in Santa Ana, CA . http://www.ragusarv.com/ They supply a variety of products for the GMC MH that are worth looking at if you haven't already. While overhauling my entrance door I decided I needed a new inside handle and I wanted something a little more substantial that the badly deteriorated soft original. So I opted for one of Ragusa's RV-26 aluminum handles as a replacement. While I was at it, I got a pair of their RV-01 mirror bracket, an RV-83 final drive cooler cover and an RV-30 transmission cooler pan. The last two, when I found out that my original steel covers had no drain plugs to permit fluid changes. I thought that was a rather clever engineering trick to get you back to the dealership service department on a regular basis. Last but not least, I decided I better get one of their RV-101 jack hooks to have on hand the next time I need to lift the hind leg of this animal. Another of my stops on the web today was at http://www.tzeplus.com/ where I ran across TZEplus of Calgary, AB (that's in Canada gringos…) where I found the answer to my dilemma with the particle board cabinets that went into the dumpster. Mr. Darren Taget answered the phone and my questions. After some discussion about my design ideas, I came to the conclusion that he was the man to build a set of custom cabinets for my MH. Aluminum seems like the only way to go in my mind. It just seems a bit foolish to surround an LP Gas stove, oven and furnace with particleboard cabinets. I decided to go with a full line of aluminum overhead cabinets covering the sofa behind the drivers seat all the way back to the rear window and of course the dinette cabinet and the short cabinet behind the shower. The original hang-up closet and storage drawers/cupboards will not be replaced. Instead I intend to extend the new kitchen counter/cabinet back to the edge of the Onan compartment. In the process, the sink will be relocated to the rear (left) of the stove position, set in a new S.S. countertop with a new S.S. wall panel behind the stove. Let those pesky termites chew on that a while… At any rate, the tentative delivery date for the overhead cabinets is the end of January. So, that gives me about eight weeks to finish prepping that side of the vehicle and finalize the design of the new kitchen.