Well ..... nothing says "Ey, finish that crap ya started ", Like a couple ft of snow overnight, no power , and a pipe bursting since it hasnt been - 12 here since i moved here at least, and dont think its a common thing. Anyway, just lifes way of kicking ya in the butt. I had finally made some space for the gen set infront of the c10 and its much nicer to work on now. Things i need to get done:
- Clean up wiring, and install / Fab control box:
Going to buy a thin sheet of stainless since this is will be outdoors, and try out my little bench brake i got. Unless i can find a big empty utility box for sale.. seems like its easier to just make it. I do plan on having some shelter above this machine but our winters are still very wet regardless. Ive ordered a set of typical sealed gauges, a AC voltage LCD panel display, and the classic harbour freight "RACE USE ONLY" -push start switch panel. Id love to keep the chevy gauges but they wont hold up too well in the elements outdoors.
After messing around with this giant HC of a wire loom and having no wire to wire in my switch panel, i decided to put the effort into removing the whole extension harness at both ends. This removed much clutter as its also not needed for this application, since there is no remote control panel like the previous set up and It also gave me a bunch of nice wiring i can use to wire in my control box. Im going to mount it on the rear where the factory one would sit. Going to wire wheel the little factory control box and start re-assembling and routing wires when the gauges come in the mail.
- Wire in voltage regulator:
Managed to find the drawings for the voltage regulator, and lucky enough it matches the used one i got. It seems to have also been set up for 60 HZ, single phase 110 AC. Theres a jumper to be removed if using a rheostat or some other stuff, but seems pretty good to go. I will mount it in the control box also.
- Wiring into the house:
Im thinking of putting a fuse and plug receptacle on the generator. A 50 amp plug for the transfer switch that i will install in the house and 2 GFI outlets ( 4 plugs ) for accesories back there or whatever.
- Housing and transportation:
ive decided to build some sort of frame for this thing, most likely out of 1x2 box steel or maybe 2x2 square tubing. I can use this to mount the fuel tank, support the exhaust tubing and muffler, support the front radiator assembly and shroud. This way its a portable unit, and it also makes it so i can hoist it from the frame and not the motor itself when i toss it over the shop into the backyard again.
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