RE: [VAL] Airstream Quest Continued . . .

["Jim Combs" <jimcombs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joy, I know you've already pulled out and are on your way, but 
I'll go ahead and answer your question for future reference.  

It's kinda hard to tell from the pictures I sent you, but both 
holding tanks sit down inside a galvanized metal box that is 
fitted up in-between, and bolted to, the frame rails and 
cross members on all four sides.  Styrofoam insulation 
surrounds each side, and the bottom, of each tank.  There
is fiberglass batting in-between the tops of the tanks 
and the bottom of the floor.  

There is no belly pan underneath the box that holds the tanks 
as the bottom of the box is flush with the surrounding 
belly pan.  

The galvanized box on mine held up very well with only very 
minor surface rust in one small patch despite the fact that 
water had leaked into this area (the styrofoam was completely 
saturated with water).  I feel the frame rails held up fairly 
well too considering they were only painted.  The most 
damage being to the most rear-ward section adjacent to the 
bumper where that side of the galvanized box does not rise 
up as far (allowing for the drains/waste gates to exit). 

Sorry about the complicated explanations, but the pictures 
should help clarify.

Jim / '76 Sovereign