A toyhauler cargo conversion

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby hankaye » Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:40 pm

pvangel, Howdy;

The shower was only a suggestion,...

Where are you going to vent the hydrogen fumes from
your battery while it's charging ???

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:57 am

I made a vent in the battery box, and will seal up the bigger holes.

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This will go through the wall,

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby hankaye » Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:23 pm

pvangel, Howdy;

Kool beans dude ... :thumbsup:

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:05 pm

I was able to clean up the rest of the wiring tonight except the water pump which I have to mount first so did a quick layout check.

16 gallon water tank in place and my Honda EU 1000.

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I did reinforce the floor of the cabinet before installing to make sure it held the weight I was planning on putting in there, cooler just fits!

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And I wanted to be able to put the boots in there as well.

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Now I can mount the tank and pump.
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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:34 pm

So...back to the floor, cut in the first piece of Etrack so it ends up flush to the floor tile.

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Looks good!

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I cut in the wheel chock holders, have to clean up the wholes but should work well.

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:01 pm

For those of you waiting for waiting for my daily update....It's friggen Valentines day and Sister Mary Margaret (my lovely wife of 30 years(at this point it is a life sentence)) deserves some attention too!
I think she might be jealous of the time spent on the trailer so I have to be good tonight.
Stay tuned tomorrow...same bat time and same bat channel
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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby hankaye » Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:30 pm

pvangel, Howdy;

I'm just suprised you checked-in ...

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:15 pm

Hank, Just didn't want you guys to think I was slacking....
No work this weekend so gonna get a bunch done!
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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby dudleydoright » Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:10 pm

hey pvangel,

I'm married to her sister (sister Margaret Mary and we've been married 48 years) :beer: :beer: :beer:

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:48 pm

Mike, I drink to you as well! :beer: :beer: :beer: and share your pain...
Just kidding... my wife is the most wonderful person in the world and I have had 30 years of marital bliss!!!!

I have come a long way!

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I wanted the holes to be cleaner for the wheel chocks and found I could drill by hand and get a nice clean cut.

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and then flipped it over to trim the hole,

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And found this, I LIKE IT!!!

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Pain in the butttt fitting it all but everything will line up nicely I think. Have to stop because each piece needs to be bolted down before I can do final installation.

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:22 pm

Floor is in and DONE! All the wheel chocks and etrack are bolted down.

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:18 pm

Even though it was cold and we had 30 mph winds here today I manned up and mounted the battery vent, power cord, water fill doors, and 120 outlet on the exterior so I could tie everything into the trailer.

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I tried to hook up the battery vent( and water fill) but the 1-1/4" tubing I bought was way too stiff even after heating it up it just won't bend.

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I mounted the water pump above the tank to save space but it vibrated like a coin operated bed in Reno because it was centered between the studs.

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So I moved it down and close to the stud, seemed much better.

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:35 pm

I have to say this is the best $99 I have spent on the trailer so far, I love it!

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:21 pm

Also.... I was able to test the converter with everything running at once, 8 lights, Fantastic fan, water pump all at the same time. According to the manual a alarm will sound if you exceed the DC output of the unit, which I did not calculate but guessed....I guess right?

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby hankaye » Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:48 pm

pvangel, Howdy;

Have ya thought about turning your battery 90*, with the vent opening .... ;)

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