All the pieces are painted and I'm ready for assembly.
I have a question/problem: How best to mark/mount the monitor. I had planned to mount the monitor to 4 L-brackets which will be bolted through the outside of the sides. I'm not sure how to get everything measured to make sure that it all lines up. Any suggestions?
Attach it to a piece of masonite (mebbe it's called tempered hardboard by you) that's as wide as the opening, and as tall as the brackets.
Drop that into the opening with a level in the middle. Get the wife to help you if possible (you may need to screw two gate handles or something to hold onto this onto the face of the masonite for her to hold onto). *edit* does anyone else see a way I can fit the word "onto" in here any dang more?
From the backside, screw them into the side of your cab with a little finish screw (mebbe a half-inch wood screw or something), and then remove the masonite.
Now that you don't need her help anymore, tell the wife to fetch you a beer, you've got man-work to finish up.
Now mark the positioning of the brackets on the inside in case things slip out of place.
Removing one screw at a time, drill a hole for a bolt, install it, and move on to the next hole. Use your masonite to check for level as you go.
When you're done, drop the monitor in there, and tell the wife to fetch you another beer.
Snug everything down, and tell the wife "ain't you glad you married a man who's so dang handy around his section of the house? Now get me a beer sugar, and be hasty about it"