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Speaking of said puffy tailed dog, I need a link to that thread, please.

 

But back to the van.  I think I'm going to reconsider the location of my Ghetto-Tastic A/C system.  We were planning to put it in the wall dividing the COCK-pit from the rear "camping" area but I decided I didn't like the idea of dumping all that heat into my "bedroom" if I'm ever going to use it to kip down overnight during a long road trip.  I had a look at the area where the heater used to live and thought, "I wonder if it would fit here instead?"  I think it will.  The beauty of this location is, if I get an inverter with "shore power" capability, I can just plug in to campsite power to run the A/C at night and duct the air through the wall to the back.  I wonder if I'm going to need a TV/DVD player back there now...  Oh, and a fridge... and this lamp... and my dog Shit-Head... (Growls)  Ok, not my dog Shit-Head.

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After doing some more research, it looks like I'm up against physics on this one.  Without going into all the math, it appears as though the unit I have will require almost 600,000 DC amps to run for one hour!  

 

Ok, I'll go into a little of the math.  Inverters step up the voltage 10 times and are at best 90% efficient.  That means for every 1 amp AC output, I need 11 amps DC input.  Therefore my 15 amp A/C unit will need 165 amps of DC to run.  (Then there's the 75 amps to kick start the thing into operation which means 825 DC amps of surge power.)  Sure, "shore power" would run the thing at night, and a 165 amp alternator might keep up with it while driving, but there would be no surplus for charging the batteries or running the rest of the van's 12v systems... and I don't even want to think what that surge would do on A/C startup!

 

Now, on the plus side, Vintage Air does make a bracket to bolt a Sanden 508 compressor to my engine so I could go with a traditional A/C system.  But since I'd still be sweating all night, I finger "In for a penny, in for a pound" and I'll just plan to sweat all the time in this thing.  But we'll see.

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Search split system ac, my folks put one in their RV and it works great.

 

You underestimate just how lazy and computer illiterate I am!  

 

(Edit) Ok, I gave this "search" thing a try and this split system does seem interesting.  I still need to look more into the power issue because I don't see a 9,000 BTU heat pump using a lot LESS power than the window unit.  Then again, modern heat-pump technology (and anyone who knows me knows just how much I LOVE technology!) might make the difference.  Not too stoked about that outside unit on the roof, but if it is what needs be...

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E-brake mounted for good...

 

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Tim making a bracket for mounting the brake fluid reservoir...

 

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We got the reservoir mounted, but I forgot to take a pic of that.

 

We got the hoses ran from the reservoir down to the brake master, but I forgot to take a pic of that. 

 

We got the new steel brake lines for the front wheels installed but I forgot to take a pic of that. 

 

So...

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New header gasket and header back in finally...

 

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Tim's trick brake fluid reservoir...

 

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Tim also removed the 200+ pound cast iron ballast from the rear floor pan. Planning to mount a trailer hitch where that went. Between that and the camping rig out we have planned, it should replace that weight lost...

 

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Tim also got the downpipes fitted for the header/exhaust. as well as test fit some cool new Smithy's mufflers on it. When I went to take a pic, he had already pulled it all out though. Blame him.   :rofl:

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I really wish we had a video of the weight coming out.  I had it supported with a jack and when that last nut came off the back of the van shot up a couple inches.  Made me laugh.

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The more I look at that carb adapter-adapter we built, the more I want to put extraneous wires, and hoses, and people, and motors, and shit on it so folks will go, "What the actual fuck IS that?"

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The more I look at that carb adapter-adapter we built, the more I want to put extraneous wires, and hoses, and people, and motors, and shit on it so folks will go, "What the actual fuck IS that?"

Or machine fins in it for a cool cooling factor

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Downpipes installed, and test fitting the mufflers...

 

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Tim's idea was to angle one down (above photo) so the exits are level.

 

My thought was to make the mufflers level (for aesthetic reasons), since both will need a rise in them anyway to get over the axle...

 

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In the end we elected to just weld them up and see what happens...   :P

 

Welded up, scuffed, and painted in BBQ black...

 

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Mufflers are somewhat close to the header, but with such a short wheelbase, and being mid-engined, we basically had no choice. This should get it quiet enough to drive it down the street a mile or so to the muffler shop to have them do the back half of the piping, should we deem it too much of a hassle...

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Haha!  At first glance, I was thinking you were perhaps stopping a bit short...

 

 

This should get it quiet enough to drive it down the street a mile or so to the muffler shop to have them do the back half of the piping, should we deem it too much of a hassle...

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Spent a good bit of time rerouting wires and trying to clean up the harness routing in the doghouse.

 

This is about halfway through. Accidentally deleted the photo of the finished product.   <_<

 

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Ran the wires down to the brake light switch as well (it goes under the floor). Should get that sorted next time. Couldn't finish it because we need a spring for the pedal first...

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Couldn't finish it because we need a spring for the pedal first...

 

Got that sorted...

 

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So brake light switch in and wired...

 

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Finished tucking the harness...

 

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Left side of the loom with be attached to the doghouse wall later...

 

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Tim is not in love with the stock shifter and wanted a cooler knob (don't we all), so out it came and he cut the stock knob off...

 

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Found this cool antique glass door knob that sort of fit the shaft and tapped it for a set screw...

 

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Shifter cleaned up, painted silver to match the dash, and new knob on...

 

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And reinstalled...

 

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Hoping to get back on the brakes next time. As well as put all the switches and gauges back in so we can tuck the dash harness...   :thumbup:

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