An you can add dust and water coming up from the road suface, sounds
completely looney !
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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of ClassicVW@xxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 20:26
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Be prepared
Exactly what I wanted to warn the poster about-
I don't think a hole cut into the floor of any vehicle is a good idea for
several reasons-
Firstly, the catalytic converter itself heats to several hundred degrees
and they can be seen glowing red at times,
Secondly, the exhaust pipes and muffler also get quite hot. These systems
would probably be a heat source in and of themselves as much as the hot
weather you want to protect your gear from.
Thirdly- any small hole in that exhaust system could be deadly for you and
your occupants, the fumes would now have a new way to enter the vehicle, and
Fourth- if you live in a region where salt is spread on the roads in winter,
your new hole would give that salt an area to work on to further undermine
your vehicle's bottom. Please consider all these possible new problems
before you cut anything open.
George S.
If I were going to make any installation or modifications to a vehicle
for
camera storage etc I would carfully consider them first. I have noticed
the
floor of mine in certain areas very hot - even in cool weather - due to
heat
passing under the vehicle floor from the motor and transmission etc. I
think
perhaps an insulated box - insulated from the floor as well - is a good
idea.
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