Builds Cape Town Troop Carrier CTTC

[Troepadoer]

Alet do you have some details on the induction plate... power consumption (I believe it is high) size inverter etc. or are you only running it when there is shore supply?

We will hopefully be running our Snappy Chef Traveler Induction stove plate from the solar panel via a 4 Kwh Lithium Ion battery and a 1,6 - 2 Kw Victron inverter and Victron charger. The induction stove heats up so fast that I rarely use it for longer than 20 minutes while preparing a meal. This setup is still to be tested long term, and I will let you know how it goes!

 

[Troepadoer]

We took a huge leap of faith and had water tanks installed in the sides of the car. It is still very much an experiment, as we will have to first see if they leak or sweat at all (in which case they will be coming out immediately!)

These are approximately 20 liters each and together with a 50 liter tank underneath, we will be able to carry 130 liters for long trips in the bush. They also installed the kitchen drop-down on the right side barn door, and a sink on the small door.

We had a Quick Pitch shower curtain installed over the gull wing hatch, and had the small platform of the tent split in two.

Oh! And lastly we had a Goby-X bumper installed on the rear so that the spare could come off the door. All in all we are happy with most of the outcome, although we are holding our breath for the tanks, and there are still a few minor things to be done on the outside (like actuators on the tent's gas struts, and rear break and reverse lights up top on the tent).
We will keep you up to date on our findings for the tanks!

 

[thelal]

where did you get the water tanks (plastic) and how plumbed?

 

[Troepadoer]

where did you get the water tanks (plastic) and how plumbed?

Hi Brendan! The tanks are made up of aluminium and then they were covered with carpet. The plumbing is a mystery to me, but I'll put some pics up later, so then you'll be able to figure it out.

Sorry for the poor pic quality, but these were taken in the early days of the concept.

 

[AirheadNut]

That drop down sink is really nice looking! I’ll have to put that in the mental folder of build ideas.

 

[renago]

Nice tanks ,
They are very similar to mine.
You certainly saved some weight with the use of aluminium .
How many L can you store in them ?
I don't see how you fix them ?
Obviously you use a pump to get the water distribution.

 

[DLacer]

May I ask where you purchased the gullwing?

 

[Troepadoer]

Nice tanks ,
They are very similar to mine.
You certainly saved some weight with the use of aluminium .
How many L can you store in them ?
I don't see how you fix them ?
Obviously you use a pump to get the water distribution.

Renago, they take 20 litres each, so 80 in total, and they are fixed to the car by brackets attached to some of the little holes where the side panels are attached.

 

[Troepadoer]

May I ask where you purchased the gullwing?

DLaser, Alu Innovations supplied and fitted it for us, so I don't know who fabbed it, but will try to find out and let you know.

 

[Don Lacer]

Thanks, I didn’t think that it was Alu-Cab since they are not listed on their website.

 

[TonyP]

Emuwing makes them also. I bought a set. Phenomenal quality.

 

[DLacer]

Thanks, I'll have a look.

 

[goexplore]

Hi @Troepadoer

I’ve had a quick scan back through your build thread but can’t find a definitive answer.

Do you have any solar panels mounted on the roof? If you do, how have you fed the cables back in to the car?

 

[Troepadoer]

Hi @Troepadoer

I’ve had a quick scan back through your build thread but can’t find a definitive answer.

Do you have any solar panels mounted on the roof? If you do, how have you fed the cables back in to the car?

We do not have the panels on the roof yet, but the plan is to run the wiring through the snorkel. I include a pic of such an installation that I got off the Troopcarriers of Australia FB page.

 

[goexplore]

Thanks. I like that idea. Would have to be pretty certain about the sealing where the cables comes back out of the Snorkel in the engine bay.

 

[Troepadoer]

Thanks. I like that idea. Would have to be pretty certain about the sealing where the cables comes back out of the Snorkel in the engine bay.

The rest of that installation looked like this:

 

[Troepadoer]

We had really hoped to put flexible panels on the roof, but since our pop-top is finished with checker plate on top, we can not do that. We are still working on a plan to fix this...

 

[goexplore]

We had really hoped to put flexible panels on the roof, but since our pop-top is finished with checker plate on top, we can not do that. We are still working on a plan to fix this...

I'm putting flexible panels on mine. I'm using the same adhesive/sealant to stick them to the chequer as I did to fit the roof. With a thick enough bead, it will easily hold.

 

[TonyP]

Sikaflex will work. But if you ever have to remove them, it'll be a chore.

 

[Paulrotterdam]

Not the most elegant solution, but works well. Remember that solar panels need an air gap to stay cool to work efficiently. A regular grommet is mounted under the panels and through the roof and sealed off with sicaflex, had never leaked.

A friend of mine glued flexible panels (sailing boat type) to his westfalia bus (slightly slanted forwards on his alcove top) and had to replace them twice. The third time a solar panel expert told him that the flexible panels can't cope with the pressure of driving wind... no idea if it's true, just putting it out there.