Date:         Fri, 3 Aug 2007 13:45:38 -0400
Reply-To:     craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday fridge replacement (ideas)
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ya about that whole "not stock makes it worth $6K thing..." I paid $2K for
mine, it ran then. It doesnt exactly do even that much anymore, yet its as
far from stock as possible (sunroof van converted to westy top, middle seat
removed, hardwood floors, Full width westy seat, tiedied curtains, shag
carpet rug, strange stereo system, duct tape....).....

Does that mean its value has now RISEN from "i wouldnt give you the change
in my pocket for that "vehicle"" to "automatically worth $6K since its not
stock"?

Or does that only apply to DOWNGRADING of vehicles?

Just curious. It is friday.
-Craig
'85GL paperweight

On 8/3/07, honemastert <honemastert@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The Engel units are really sweet..  Got to witness this first
> hand, @ this years SdM.  Lucas and Taylor both have
> them mounted in the passenger 'jump' seat position in
> their Syncro Westy Weekenders.  Wired to a Solar panel
> on the roof via deep cycle battery, it's a nice setup, with
> freezer section and all!
>
> In a weekender it works great, in a full on Westy, this
> sort of arrangement takes up way too much space.
>
> Here's what I'd do if I had the resources/time.
>
> Remove rear heater core.. plumb in a nice propex unit
> under the rear seat.
>
> Remove the Dometic Fridge, and relocate the water
> tank to that cabinet space.
>
> Remove the shore power outlet, and modify that
> rear beside seat cabinet and drop in an Engel there
> (venting to the outside if possible)
>
> If you wanted to forgo the storage space, you could
> make it one huge 'drop in' frigde/freezer space.
>
> The Airstream Sprinter Westy's have something like this in
> them.
>
> I've already got a nice atwood propane RV furnace in that
> spot (where the useless smal cabinet/shore power outlet
> is/was?)  or I might seriously consider such an option.
>
> Of course, I'd be ruining the value of my van, since we all
> know it's only worth $6K since now it wouldnt be 'stock'! ;-)
>
> -tim
>
> http://www.timschneider.org
>