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Subject:AC Bracket
From:Jeffrey Schwaia
Date:Wed, 3 Aug 2005 12:40:03 -0700

With all the AC talk recently, I've had a few people ask about how I built
my AC bracket for my Wolfy, so I took a quick picture of the bracket.

The picture shows just the frame on one of my parts vans.  The AC unit I use
is at home so you'll just have to use your imagination on how it sits.

http://www.vanagonparts.com/temp/ac.jpg

I built it in an hour or so, using ~$20 worth of aluminum and other bits
from Home Despot.  I used aluminum stock (flat and 90 degree angle) to build
a folding frame.  It was built to fit one of the small 5000BTU AC units you
find at Costco.  The small gap that is left at the top is filled with a
piece of high density foam.

The frame was built for a Wolfsburg so it won't fit on a Westy with the
smaller sliding windows.  Nothing against Westies, I just prefer to use a
Carat of Wolfy since I tend to stay in one place and don't like cooking
inside.

Cheers,

Jeff