On Jan 20, 2012, at 7:59 PM, Peter Ryner wrote:
Tony,
Not sure if they were my pix or not but I took the boxes out of my '77. You
have to take the whole assembly out of the trailer from the outside. The
frame and door assembly is riveted onto the body and the lip of the battery
box is sandwiched between the door assembly and the coach body. Just drill
out the rivets and pry the thing apart. There will be lots of sealant
between the parts.
I had a couple of pieces of aluminum blanks made to rivet back on to the
body to cover the outside, put insulation on the inside then put a patch
panel over the inside hole.
Do you plan to do a lot of dry camping? Two 8d's are a lot of capacity,
space and weight not normally needed for the occasional camper.
Although the batteries are sealed I would recommend a battery box for them
even inside the camper. You can find several types at marine suppliers as
the 8d's are used in a lot of sailboats.
I have pictures of the frames and the camper without the boxes but not of
the assembly together. I already gave the frames away and threw the damaged
boxes away. I ended up putting a
single group 34 battery on the tongue where the vacuum brake used to
located. Let me know if you want the pictures I have.
Pete
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Yes, I think it might have been your pictures that I saw. My 2000 must be a little different as there doesn't seem to be any visible rivets in the area of the battery box doors. So I'm thinking of cutting off the plastic boxes on the inside and just sealing up the doors.
I like to camp in State and National Parks and my local unit (Heart of Texas) does some dry camping as well. I have a 2KW inverter to power and the 4 old group 27s were marginal. This will give me a 25% increase in capacity. The LifeLine / SunXtenders are often used without boxes in aircraft, boats and large motorhomes. I've had two of the old group 27s (SunXtenders) inside the coach for the last 8 years with no problem. But I will look at boxes at marine supply sites. I'll have to do away with the drawer under the coach as well and remove the spare tire under the A frame (because of the weight).
Thanks for the input,
Tony
2000 Airstream Classic 28'
2009 Chevy Duramax / Allison
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