Date:         Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:55:29 -0700
Reply-To:     Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
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From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Anyone Installed/Used One of these?
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        Bob, OK, so I see some things different in your photos that are not on my installation.  Your tank seems to sit much closer to the frame rail than mine does and the mounting bracket for the frame rail is different.  The mounting kit I used was suppled by the <www.vwbusshop.de> not sure if Ron got the same kits or made up his own mounting kit.  I can tell you for sure that when I installed the tank that frame bracket could not be mounted directly on the frame and meet up with the lug on the tank.  I had to space the bracket out from the frame rail about 1" or so.  I think there is enough room between the tank and the frame rail to allow the A/C hoses to pass.  I have not tried so cannot say this will work absolutely.  I took some photos today and have uploaded them so you can all have a look.  

https://picasaweb.google.com/102449862149336184707/VanagonGreyWaterHoldingTank20120310?authkey=Gv1sRgCLSwj9HElsyRZA



On 2012-03-28, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> On Mar 28, 2012, at 6:26 AM, David Bjorkman wrote:
> 
>> Do these tanks require the mods mentioned in an earlier post to =
> accomodate the AC lines?
> 
> Since the A/C hoses run through the forward frame crossmember that the =
> tank fits up against,
> and since the hoses run along the bottom of the van, where the tanks =

> fits up against, they
> interfere with the tank sitting flush up against both of those surfaces. =
> So, the tank must be
> modified to install into the space where the sink drain comes out of the =
> bottom of the van.
> The hoses can't be "re-routed" because of the way they are installed =

> INTO the frame, in
> the same place the tank is designed to be installed into.
> 
> I like how the tank fits and functions. Since I have a friend who has =
> the plastic welder, it
> was an easy mod to make to the tank. As for any loss of clearance, that =
> is minimal as
> the tank sits just lower than the propane tank, and nearer the front =

> wheel, and behind
> the mud flap, which protects it from wheel spray.
> 
> A bunch of photo's of the tank before and after mounting, with some =
> notes on the
> pics.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/syncronaut/sets/72157629312427896/
> bob



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