Today is the last day of my vacation from work. I really enjoyed a week of working on the tear full time. Got a lot done. Also had some last minute design changes that worked out very well. It really helped to have the walls up and see what I was doing in full size.
Another thing that really helped was having the items I intend to use, and place them in their future locations. A test fit of my cooler showed I needed to move the galley bulkhead an inch forward. The test fit of my battery tray in the forward headboard area also needed another inch of space to work. So had to move the forward bulkhead as well. It all worked out fine. I'm just glad nothing was glued and screwed in place yet.
Today I am working on what we be my slide out A/C unit. I'm using some 100lb capacity drawer slides. I'm bench fitting everything first. Then will trial fit it into the tear. I am really threading a needle here with the way this needs to fit together. The hatch I have is just big enough to work.
So far what seems to work best is attaching the slides right to the A/C chassis. The slides will sit level. The A/C nit will be tipped slightly rearward in the slide brackets to provide correct angle for drainage. I am going to build a plywood collar near the front side of the unit. The collar will seal the gaps and will have weather strip applied to it. So when the unit is slid out it will compress the seal between the collar and tear drop wall.
I've posted some photo's. You can see the piece of 3/8" scrap plywood is all I have in vertical clearance. Sides are roomy enough. The hatch is on the A/C upside down for now. Just to keep the door from being in my way while I fit things. Hatch will open upwards on camper and rest on top of A/C when in use.
I have the walls back down and flat on the sawhorses again. I am now starting on my wall insulation, door jamb and door seal lip, cutting walls for outer hatch ribs, and interior birch paneling install. Going to try an inside out style build.
Look forward to your input if you have some.
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