Covered the hatch with knotty pine,will get two taigate shocks from a minie van ,they work great at holding up the hatch. The tailgate covered in pine will swing completly down out of the way for when you are at the counter, the cooler slides right in out of the way and the double doors are for storage and a place to put the propane camp stove , 2 fairly large drawers for other stuff. Started to stain the outside oldie maple,should look OK when the pine trim is done
Rough version of the rear hatch , ripped 1/2" plywood to 1" width then clamped and glued them together to make the ribs, then cut out the shape from one peice for the strength. Framed out the inside of the hatch cover and will cover that with knotty pine. Didn't want the whole hatch in one peice it would have been awkward to open and stand under. Will make the bottom half to open like a tail gate and drop down . Here hatch is temperly fastened to see how it fits . Will fasten hatch with a piano hinge when ready
Finished the front storage shelf and cuboards and put up the trim ,top of the storage area is covered wiht cusion floor, [works great] easyto clean Finished the cuboards in the rear for the TV and DVD player ,one side has shelfs in it the other doesn't . Faced the cuboards all in knotty pine , The gally cuboards all faced in pine and so are the doors . One side a cooler will fit in the cuboard . The other side there is room for the camp stove and pot & pans [not too many of them I don't like washing dishes ] HA! HA! Two drawers for canned goods and cooking utensils, drawers made from plywood then faced . All the mouldings I made from pine boards ripped and sawed to size , not too bad once you catch on to it . Counter top is 1/2" plywood covered with cusion floor,easy to work with and looks good if you take your time and fit and glue it down right.Took a little time for this section ,tried not to make many mistakes , had to correct a couple. All is left is to fine sand everything .