I really liked the idea of the closet AC and had every intention of carrying through with such an implementation, but in the end I wimped out and decided to go with a window setup. While I'm sure there are people who have succeeded in getting the air flow to work sufficiently well in the closet... I didn't have faith in my own ability to make it work (plus, I was somewhat uncomfortable with cutting a big hole in the side of my 32 year old beauty).
Looking at the design of the
windows on my '76
Scamp (allowing for very simple removal by sliding sideways out of a channel at the top of the window frame)... I realized it would be fairly straight forward to create an easily removeable AC setup... which I could opt to leave behind if the temperatures allowed it.
I still need to seal it better, but I finished the basic setup in an afternoon using some scrap 'water resistant' board I had used for my wife's dark room counter top. I may end up having to use some different materials depending on how this board stands up to the elements, what I have will at least make for good future templates.
Basically, I just created two boards which fit nicely into the window frame on both the inside and outside... with a center hole for the AC unit itself. Inspired by another fellow's AC project on this forum, I used some angled aluminum to attach the AC unit to the outside board. I attached 4 lag screws tightened with nuts on the outside board... drilling 4 matching holes on the inside board.
I prop up the AC unit and outside board combo in the hole from the outside... and then slide the inside board over the 4 lag bolts and screw on no tool knobs. Even though the window opening is not flat, it buttons up nicely once the knobs are tightened down.
Although it feels really snug in there... I'm planning on travelling with the AC unit sitting on the floor of the scamper (on a nice thick towel to cushion it as well as soak up any residual moisture which comes out).
Nifty window enabling my no brainer window AC setup...
AC/outside board combo ready to install from outside of window...
In place... showing off angled aluminum which affixes AC to outside board...
Inside view of outside board and lag screws, note inside window frame into which the inside board will fit...
Inside board slid over lag screws...
Screwing on no tool knobs...
Ready for the summer heat... and no more than 2 minutes to swap it in and out...