'90 Mercedes 917 Camper Build

[UpperCrust]

Sorry everyone, it has been slow going. Panels just arrived. We are still figuring out how we want to mount it to the frame. I should be able to post some more later this month!

image1 by casejeep, on Flickr

 

[Victorian]

Looking great! Can't wait to see the finished camper.

 

[UpperCrust]

Trying to figure out the flex for the mounting system. Trying to get the camper mounted for Overland Expo West next month!

2016-04-17_04-08-19 by casejeep

 

[Sitec]

Looking at that pic, LOTS! ..... Hope you're going for a 3 point system.. 2 at the front (one on each chassis rail about 1200mm from the back of the cab, and one in the center of the chassis just behind the rear axle..



And this got me thinking about 3 or 4 point body mounting... and a quick google search bought be back here, but to a thread solely on flex and 3 vs 4 points.. There's a lot of discussion on it! I'm now looking into two pivot points.. One behind the cab, and one at the rear, but there needs to be a pair of carriers in the middle (one on each rail), but these middle two need to have the ability to cope with 'fore and aft' movement. The front and rear mounts will be purely for pivoting, but the centers will do the carrying.. Off to do some more research!

 

[mhiscox]

I've really appreciated being able to follow along with the build. Thanks for the photos and information, and good luck with the cabin build. I'm very interested in how it all comes together.

 

[julius0377]

Look at the Truma airconditioner here: http://www.truma.com/int/en/air-conditioning/saphir-vario.php

It can be used while on the move if you have a converter and a large enough generator. I'm not sure it is available in North America though...

 

[DzlToy]

Aviation grade mounts of all kinds:

http://www.lord.com/products-and-solutions/vibration-and-motion-control/industrial/isolators

 

[UpperCrust]

Thank you everyone for the input!

The Truma AC unit is 240v only which means I would have to run a separate inverter, not really what I wanted to do.

 

[ianc]

I have the Dometic equivalent (HB2500 I think) to that Truma and run it off a 2.5KVA inverter. It works. But I would say that it struggles to cool the camper and mine is heavily insulated.

 

[UpperCrust]

Ianc

Is yours 8,500 BTU? How big is your camper. I am worried with finding an AC which will be able to cool my camper down in 120F in the desert.

 

[Vegard_S]

I have the Dometic equivalent (HB2500 I think) to that Truma and run it off a 2.5KVA inverter. It works. But I would say that it struggles to cool the camper and mine is heavily insulated.

Hi,

We have used the Dometic HB2500 for years professionaly at my workplace, for operators cabin on various mining equipment. But a couple of months ago we were informed that Dometic had discontinued this model. So we had to redesign some of our equipment and instead install the succsessor; Dometic Freshwell 3000 (http://www.dometic.eu/product/dometic-freshwell-3000/), a bit more compact design, but equivalent characteristics. If onstalled correctly this can be a quite efficient little unit, and compared to other available hvac units I think its good value for the price! Only downside is that it requires 230v Quality seems to be good

 

[nick disjunkt]

I have the Dometic equivalent (HB2500 I think) to that Truma and run it off a 2.5KVA inverter. It works. But I would say that it struggles to cool the camper and mine is heavily insulated.

I tried this in my truck and found that the inverter put out enough heat to make the effect of the air conditioner almost worthless. It would obviously work better if the inverter was ventilated to the exterior.

 

[ianc]

Ianc

Is yours 8,500 BTU? How big is your camper. I am worried with finding an AC which will be able to cool my camper down in 120F in the desert.

yes 8,500 BTU.

Camper is about 5m x 2.3m x 1.9m high. GRP/50mm insulation/GRP sandwich walls, windows are Seitz standard units.

 

[ShootingFish]

Any updates on how XP is doing with the box build? I am really looking forward to seeing the finished product.

 

[UpperCrust]

My truck will be displayed at Overland Expo West this upcoming weekend. It is not 100% complete but I will be able to unveil it in a few days!