Desertdude -1997 80 series build up

[Desertdude]

James is a professional working in the movie industry - shouldnt you be working on a new impossibles movie ?

my guess is Adobe PS and Illustrator + mega talent

 

[alia176]

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This is a very general question for the folks with the on board hot water system. I'm looking for a nice hot/cold water hookup with brackets that I *thought* was common in the boat and RV industry. This is the 90deg angle bracket with two hose connections and two screw on type caps wtih short chains. You simply screw on a garden hose to these connections. I'm looking for screw on type or the quick connection type. I'm a fan of the screw on type for longevity's sake.
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Sorry Pasquale!

Ali

I have not yet revealed the details here - but have spoken with many folks on the trail about it. Thanks for this great question.

having messed around with a few types of shower set ups - I am going with the same poly tank as in the Tacoma - 21 gallon 8' X 16" X 40" - along with the Surflo 2.8 GPM pump - the water heater will be either an Isotemp or the Hubbell Like Scott mounted in his Tacoma - along with an inverter for 12-120 operation -

The tank and pump will be mounted where the second row seats were and be covered at the same level as the drawer system ( creating a flat level surface in the cargo area) I will leave a flip up access panel at the pump for maintenance.

I plan on running the water lines out to the front of the 80 and mounting a cold water faucet for filling water bottles on the ARB - along with H/C shower controls.

Filling will be from the passenger side of the 80 using a marine filler cap.

Damn thats a lot of work for a shower :bowdown:

 

[Desertdude]

no problem Ali - but you would get many more opinions in the general mods sections

not everyone comes in here

 

[Life_in_4Lo]

another idea- just brainstorming, hope it's cool Pasquale!
melt a notch into the snorkel (I know you can work the plastic w/ heat and extra plastic to "weld" as my friend mod'ed a snorkel to fit his FJ55) and tuck your quick connect into the notch, plenty of room for routing a hose to it inside the snorkel...

or route out of the top of the snorkel-tho it would be hard to reach

what is the impossibles? do your friends work on that Pasquale?
Scott, it's just a simple sketch program. nothing fancy. as Pasquale said, most of my stuff is done on PS and Illustrator.

 

[Desertdude]

James - great brainstorming - keep it coming! :beer:

it amazing to see an artist mock up - it really helps visualize what is what fast.

I am always weighting out cutting into the body or using to external modifications for mounting.

 

[blupaddler]

WOW!!!



Are you planning on cutting a hole in the passenger side for filling the water tank? Or will you just "open" the door to fill?

 

[Desertdude]

Not quite sure yet but in THIS photo you can see how I did it on the tacoma - it is clean and fitting...

 

[RAM5500 CAMPERTHING]

Hey Pasquale

Have you seen the tank that slee is now selling?

Comes with a bunch of fixings as well:

 

[Desertdude]

Being a Slee off road member/lifeline I have seen those tanks

Thanks for the heads up :wavey:

 

[alia176]

That particular tank has me a little intrigued. I wonder if it'll fit on the outback drawer system if you have an Engel fridge/slide combo.

 

[RAM5500 CAMPERTHING]

That particular tank has me a little intrigued. I wonder if it'll fit on the outback drawer system if you have an Engel fridge/slide combo.

supposedly yes

QUOTE: Ideal for mounting on African Outback Drawer Systems.

 

[BajaTaco]

Man, that looks nice. If it was mounted in a location where it would get direct sunlight through windows, I know it would heat up pretty significantly here in AZ. Which is not a bad thing for wash water, but for drinking water it's not so desireable. The good thing about the carpeting is that it would keep the sunlight loving cooties from growing, and add insulation if the tank is mounted below deck or inside of a cabinet or something.

 

[clarkrw3]

Why did you go with the roof top tent you have? I have been looking into these lately nad was wondering what you thought the differences were? thanks
Rob

let me know when you want to get those back nuts on your snorkel..

 

[Desertdude]

After camping for years using thermo rest pads and a fine Marmot tent - the thought of having a tent you could set up in seconds and have all the bedding and mattress all ready to go was the deciding factor.

I looked into all the other Safari style (half fold) tents - they are appealing for many reasons less weight - smaller folded up footprint - cool safari look - down side for me was - had to have a place to store all the bedding for two ( in the vehicle) - have to close down the tent and cover it with a cover - in the dust or rain you need to handle the tent and the cover and the bedding - before and after sleeping...

The Maggiolina has the thickest mattress at 3"- comes with two pillows- and you can keep all your blankets/sleeping bags all inside and the tent does not require an outside cover - In the rain all you do is crank it up - or down - nothing else to do ( 'cept set up the ladder) - Very warm in the colder climates when we are out there sleeping - Like in DV this year it was at 20 degrees :Wow1:

The close runner up was the Columbus - which has a slightly thinner mattress ( 2.5) IIRC - and opens up differently ( more head room) The Maggiolina Small weights Approx. 120 ( includes mattress and pillows) + your bed coverings.

Also both the Maggiolina and the Columbus are very aerodynamic

I am actually thinking of getting a Columbus to replace the Maggiolina I stole off my Tacoma - I miss it

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I don't know how you did it I will compensate you handsomely for the snorkel nut service

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[Desertdude]

Well we have been busy in the desertdude garage wrapping up the rest of our mod to do list - isn't it always a push when you have trips planned -

We started the custom built drawer system along with a slightly elaborate fresh water-hot water/shower system - which includes an 1800 watt inverter - an Isotemp 4.2 gal. marine water heater - a 15 gal. poly tank - 2.8 gpm surflo 12v pump - 12 feet of 3/0 battery cables - a Marine aft deck shower head- and a fresh water dispenser

With all the great ideas offered here we choose to keep most of the apparatus inside the 80 not really knowing how it will all work out in the end I felt better not to cut too many holes in the side of the truck I will be cutting a hole for the marine water filler and will post photos when that takes place later today:Wow1:

you can view some of the photos HERE

I went under the 80 and re-torqued all the various bolts- re-adjusted all the wheel bearings and inspected the brake lines and drained and re-filled both diffs and transfer-case - I'll be installing new powder-coated Slee front control arms - George's Led's - adjusting the parking brakes ( for CM05 inspection) -

After CM05 - we will install the Long Ranger aux tank - and will be heading to heavier springs to hold up all the added weight - We're almost finished :beer: