MOIRAI 1995 4x4 Fire Rescue BUILD Thread

[Jdubucsd]

Using Rector Seal putty to seal up the pos and neg battery feeds coming up through the floor. Already had existing putty around the other lines.

Screwed in a final 3” piece of flooring. This was to make it flush with the cabinet, so if you were to remove the toe kick drawers it will still show solid flooring. Not an edge and insulation. ?

On todays epidose of this old van. We are mounting the 24” base cabinet. And the two 15” cabinets. The two 15” cabinets were already used together by me months back. They are all mounted through a d through. Either 2”, 1-5/8” or 1-1/4” screws depending on the location. Probably used too many screws. But I dont want anything to budge.

1/2” blue and 1/2” red hot water lines ran up to the water heater tank and through the 1/4” back wall behind the cabinets. Into the far right cabinet where the sink will go. Wrapped in 3/4” split loom. I tried the dense foam roll around them. But there is just no room.

The water lines are on the inside of the 3.5” fiberglass insulation and 3.5” thinsulate. I read from Badgertrek that was a cool Sportsmobile build I read a lot into. I guess Sportsmobile put the water lines outside of the insulation. So there ya go. Even when paying top dollar. You never know how well the build is. You just get their “stamp”.

Sink drain is from the Camco trap thing through a 3/4” ID black heater hose straight through to the ground. Figure out the grey water tank some other day.

 

[Jdubucsd]

The sink fits. With barely any clearance. I knew it would be close. Its a Kraus no radius 9” deep. Counter top is a nice laminate with a lifetime warranty

 

[Jdubucsd]

From South Lake Tahoe.

 

[Jdubucsd]

12 volt portable ac arrived! Cost $. But summer is coming and so is the heat at night. Ill be sleeping in my rig in 2 weeks.

 

[Jdubucsd]

Anyone use a J1772 plug? For shore power?

 

[Jdubucsd]

Made two holes. Its a Kraus 9” deep sink. One is for the filtered drinking water on left. Soap dispenser on right. Fills from the top. Came out real clean. 1/2” and 1-1/8”.

Some marine Ottertex canvas came. For my insulating curtain dividers. And two sample for Ottertex marine vinyl to redo the door cards down the road.

 

[Wyuna]

What size battery are you running??? or are u staying at powered sites, 950 watts at 12 volts is close to 80ah

I'll be interested to see what it actually draws at all speeds.

 

[marret]

Me too on power as well as how well the A/C works. Thanks for posting.

 

[Jdubucsd]

Me too on power as well as how well the A/C works. Thanks for posting.

Aw I have a white boxer, is that what you have?

It draws 44 amps on full blast. And the low end is around 20-22amps at 12 volts. It puts out 3250 btus. And most window box ac have 5000btu I think. So we will see. The E350 with all the built ins doesnt have too much cubic footage to cool. I think it would be too small for say a Sprinter. I dont need to be in an ice box. But to take the edge off. Lets see!

 

[Jdubucsd]

What size battery are you running??? or are u staying at powered sites, 950 watts at 12 volts is close to 80ah

I'll be interested to see what it actually draws at all speeds.

950 cooling watts output. Which is different somehow than the draw of 44amps on max at 12 volts. And low end is around 20-22 amps.

Ill have 8 group 31 VMAX 135 amps wired in parallel. And I got a balanced schematic from Iota chargers.

If I had to do it again. I would have just gotten 4 8D batteries. But as it goes, the tray originally needed 2 batteries. Then I thought 4 will be needed when I move the batteries inside. Then Im like well. To have ac at night Ill need more. So anyways.

 

[marret]

Our dog is an American Bulldog. I've seen a few white Boxers, one lives down the street.

I need to see if my charger could keep up. My battery bank is only 2 group 27s. When time I will probably go to 31s.

Thanks much.

 

[Bikersmurf]

I’ve also found that AC dries the air making warmer temperatures more tolerable.

I’d recommend 6V golf cart batteries over 27 or 31 series. True deep cycle batteries will outperform “deep cycle / starting” batteries any day of the week.

The pair of 6V Interstate batteries at 232 AH give a useable 161 AH... they’ll run a microwave. Two 12v 110 AH wouldn’t run the microwave for more than 2 minutes without the inverter shutting down due to low voltage.

 

[Jdubucsd]

I’ve also found that AC dries the air making warmer temperatures more tolerable.

I’d recommend 6V golf cart batteries over 27 or 31 series. True deep cycle batteries will outperform “deep cycle / starting” batteries any day of the week.

The pair of 6V Interstate batteries at 232 AH give a useable 161 AH... they’ll run a microwave. Two 12v 110 AH wouldn’t run the microwave for more than 2 minutes without the inverter shutting down due to low voltage.

Yea. Im hoping I wont learn the hard way.

 

[Jdubucsd]

Our dog is an American Bulldog. I've seen a few white Boxers, one lives down the street.

I need to see if my charger could keep up. My battery bank is only 2 group 27s. When time I will probably go to 31s.

Thanks much.

Yes. Cool dogs. I have no idea how this battery setup and such will work. But I have them now soooo. Lets see

 

[TantoTrailers]

How much did that little AC run you if you dont mind my asking?