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So much pimpery! I want to get a wheeler just as an excuse to buy that dash!
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'85 on big tars.(pics & video)
- Thread starter Stomper
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Scott did an awesome job on the wrap. I'm really happy with the way the interior came together. Pretty much what I was picturing as a whole.
Only thing i'd change is the seats. They are just to thick/tall in the seat for a standard cab pickup with a cage. They consume alot of space all by themselves.
Didn't get much done on it today. Had dash work and tube door work that needed my attention.
I did however start in on some batt cables. 2/0 cables was my choice. I got the cables that attach the batterys together and started figuring a good spot for some remoter batt. terminals. Rest of the cables will go on pretty quickly.
Need to pickup some small hardware items tomorrow and i can finish up a couple other small things that are damn near finished now.
Only thing i'd change is the seats. They are just to thick/tall in the seat for a standard cab pickup with a cage. They consume alot of space all by themselves.
Didn't get much done on it today. Had dash work and tube door work that needed my attention.
I did however start in on some batt cables. 2/0 cables was my choice. I got the cables that attach the batterys together and started figuring a good spot for some remoter batt. terminals. Rest of the cables will go on pretty quickly.
Need to pickup some small hardware items tomorrow and i can finish up a couple other small things that are damn near finished now.
I always use automotive grade. You can get the automotive that has a high strand count like the welding cable does and at the same time has the higher resistance to oils and solvents and such. Best of both worlds.
Got some odds and ends rounded up today and spent some time making more battery cables.
This is how we make our cables up.
http://s264.photobucket.com/user/cybrfire/media/IMG_0594_zps62c2d7aa.mp4.html
The Press brake makes short work of the crimp.
Then we drill a hole in the front of the lug.
Turn on the heat and fill the hole up with solder till it penetrates the wires on the back side of the lug.
Some heat shrink to seal it up.
Some split loom and its ready to install.
This is how we make our cables up.
http://s264.photobucket.com/user/cybrfire/media/IMG_0594_zps62c2d7aa.mp4.html
The Press brake makes short work of the crimp.
Then we drill a hole in the front of the lug.
Turn on the heat and fill the hole up with solder till it penetrates the wires on the back side of the lug.
Some heat shrink to seal it up.
Some split loom and its ready to install.
I like that. Seems to give you the benefits of both methods. I hadn't thought about using the press. I have the type of crimper that requires a big hammer. Took me a couple tries to get the process right, ie hammer the **** out of it. Seems like a press would be more consistent.
I've crimped with the hammer as well. This does offer more control, a lot less effort and could be just as easily set up on a small shop press. I was kinda hoping the press idea might replace the hammer for somebody.
Got some remote battery terminals installed today and the batteries charging. Got a few wires run for various accessories. Ran out of ring terminals and decided I wanted to install a couple distribution posts in the distribution box. Had to stop and get an order placed.
Nothin' wrong with welding cable. Used it myself a couple times when I had some extra around.
Most times, unless you get the deal, its more expensive. I have a couple chunks laying beside Brett's truck right now case I run short but I don't think it'll be a problem.
Cool beans on the crimp. I have used my press to crimp before too. Now though I just fill the lug up with solder and stick the cable in. No crimp at all.
When I do it, I just look at it funny and the sh*t just knows it oughtta stay together. Just saying'. Someday you'll be at my level.
In all seriousness, for some reason, I do enjoy making battery cables.
Me to. Don't know why. I guess having the exact length you need and knowing the ends aren't already falling off like the auto parts store stuff is doing.
ditto on that...I do as Eric does, heat the end up, put a slug of solder in it til it boils, then push the cable in...fresh cable in a new lug solder melted throughout, let it cool a bit, then a layer or two of marine heatshrink, in the appropriate color for pos/neg.
Love the marine shrink wrap.
Pretty solid progress today.
Got a brake line bulk head fitting made up and installed which allowed me to get the final lengths figured up on the brake lines from the cutting brake to the floor board. Tomorrow, weather providing I can finish up the brake lines on the bottom side of the truck. Monday the brake system will be buttoned up complete with the exception of filling the res. and bleeding.
Got the electrical distribution box finished up. Ended up installing two more posts and 5 relays and then bolted it down to the floor for the final time.
Then I moved my electrial supplies into the cab and grabbed a comfy seat to sit in and start running the wires from the instrument panel to the distribution box and the switch panels. Got a few more wires to pull but real close to being finished up here as well. Of course this is just the wires inside the cab. Nothing has been connected outside of the cab. I prefer to get all the wires layed out so I can then route them together efficently and loom them up.
After that I went ahead and installed two of the three cameras and the CB antenna and started thinking about how these cables would be routed back to the cab and CB radio.
All in all a very solid day.
This is a shot from the drivers seat the way I had things set up. I used some aluminum tig wire to hang the instrument panel upside down from the cage which left all the wiring facing me. Made it pretty nice to just have a seat and start connecting the wires.
Got a brake line bulk head fitting made up and installed which allowed me to get the final lengths figured up on the brake lines from the cutting brake to the floor board. Tomorrow, weather providing I can finish up the brake lines on the bottom side of the truck. Monday the brake system will be buttoned up complete with the exception of filling the res. and bleeding.
Got the electrical distribution box finished up. Ended up installing two more posts and 5 relays and then bolted it down to the floor for the final time.
Then I moved my electrial supplies into the cab and grabbed a comfy seat to sit in and start running the wires from the instrument panel to the distribution box and the switch panels. Got a few more wires to pull but real close to being finished up here as well. Of course this is just the wires inside the cab. Nothing has been connected outside of the cab. I prefer to get all the wires layed out so I can then route them together efficently and loom them up.
After that I went ahead and installed two of the three cameras and the CB antenna and started thinking about how these cables would be routed back to the cab and CB radio.
All in all a very solid day.
This is a shot from the drivers seat the way I had things set up. I used some aluminum tig wire to hang the instrument panel upside down from the cage which left all the wiring facing me. Made it pretty nice to just have a seat and start connecting the wires.
Some pics of the wiring. Pretty comfy job for the most part.
And the last of the brake lines connected to the cutting brake. Ended up using 1/4" hydraulic lines to go from the cutting brake to the bulkhead fitting we made from aluminum.
And the last of the brake lines connected to the cutting brake. Ended up using 1/4" hydraulic lines to go from the cutting brake to the bulkhead fitting we made from aluminum.
