The ARB line is 5mm. Doing the same thing you were doing. Ordered the adapter fittings to get it back to regular NPT but haven't arrived yet.
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'85 on big tars.(pics & video)
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The ARB line is 5mm. Doing the same thing you were doing. Ordered the adapter fittings to get it back to regular NPT but haven't arrived yet.
Trail cameras (ALMOST 1 camera left but can't do it yet. This one will be mounted on the belly skid.)
Front driveshaft
Belly skid
Tachometer hook up
Door skins
turbo intercooler/Hood
We've knocked some more off the list and added some more back here and there. Ya know, the whole finishing thing.
Tachometer hook up is underway. We're going with the "w" terminal in the alternator. After alot of research, and coming up with nothing on purchasing an alternator with the "W" terminal, this is what we came up with.
Back side of the new alternator. Basically a tin cover onthe back side. That needs to be removed.
Cover removed,
New wire on the stator which from what I understand is the "W" termial. A ring terminal and double heat shrinked for the connection.
The cover that was removed needs a clearance hole for the wire to come through. We just drilled a 5/16" hole for the wire.
We went with the 5/16" hole so that with the 3/8" loom on the wire, the loom will be held in place by the edge of the hole itself preventing the wire from coming in contact with the cover and eventually chafing through the insulation.
Lastly, a weather pack connection for easy removal.
From here, we'll take that wire and feed a signal converter from Dakota digital which will send it on to the tachometer.
Front driveshaft
Belly skid
Tachometer hook up
Door skins
turbo intercooler/Hood
We've knocked some more off the list and added some more back here and there. Ya know, the whole finishing thing.
Tachometer hook up is underway. We're going with the "w" terminal in the alternator. After alot of research, and coming up with nothing on purchasing an alternator with the "W" terminal, this is what we came up with.
Back side of the new alternator. Basically a tin cover onthe back side. That needs to be removed.
Cover removed,
New wire on the stator which from what I understand is the "W" termial. A ring terminal and double heat shrinked for the connection.
The cover that was removed needs a clearance hole for the wire to come through. We just drilled a 5/16" hole for the wire.
We went with the 5/16" hole so that with the 3/8" loom on the wire, the loom will be held in place by the edge of the hole itself preventing the wire from coming in contact with the cover and eventually chafing through the insulation.
Lastly, a weather pack connection for easy removal.
From here, we'll take that wire and feed a signal converter from Dakota digital which will send it on to the tachometer.
That does not suck.
It's actually 12-voltair.
Sorry, my mistake. Couldn't remember where it came from.
How are yall thinking the 1 tons are going to hold up with the 49s? Reason I ask is a oppertunity has set its self in my lap to get a set but I dont want to upgrade to rocks. I know I have the gearing but im worried about the axles.
Aftermarket chromo shafts in the 60. Drive flanges. Only time will tell.
Well damn that's not reassuring lol
It's all dependent on your throttle foot.... And how much motor you pair it with.
Some people can break a crowbar in a sandbox.
-G
Worked on the door skins today as well as some experimentation with the hood.
As of now, we're going to reduce the height of the "hot box" for the hood. 2" probably. Possibly more than that in the front. Little to drag racy right now.
For some reason, our alternator is kicking out 26-29 volts depending on the regulator we are using. I think something is wrong with our wiring. We've tried two different alternators and 3 different regulators. Nothing is working so far. I wired it up the way it was diagramed in a link Zimmer posted previously in this thread. Somethin' just aint right.
As of now, we're going to reduce the height of the "hot box" for the hood. 2" probably. Possibly more than that in the front. Little to drag racy right now.
For some reason, our alternator is kicking out 26-29 volts depending on the regulator we are using. I think something is wrong with our wiring. We've tried two different alternators and 3 different regulators. Nothing is working so far. I wired it up the way it was diagramed in a link Zimmer posted previously in this thread. Somethin' just aint right.
One more down.
Trail cameras (ALMOST 1 camera left but can't do it yet. This one will be mounted on the belly skid.)
Front driveshaft
Belly skid
hood/hot box
Very close to being done. I'm sure the list could be updated with alot of tiny stuff but not real necessary. Always hitting some of those along the way.
Trail cameras (ALMOST 1 camera left but can't do it yet. This one will be mounted on the belly skid.)
Front driveshaft
Belly skid
hood/hot box
Very close to being done. I'm sure the list could be updated with alot of tiny stuff but not real necessary. Always hitting some of those along the way.
I bet you all thought we quit on this one.
Nope, we're still finishing up some things.
Front drive shaft is done. We have the hot box done up and about to get that mounted.
The to do list has gotten very short.
Trail cameras (ALMOST 1 camera left but can't do it yet. This one will be mounted on the belly skid.)
Belly skid
hood
Alternator issues (hope to have this resolved tomorrow.)
Nope, we're still finishing up some things.
Front drive shaft is done. We have the hot box done up and about to get that mounted.
The to do list has gotten very short.
Trail cameras (ALMOST 1 camera left but can't do it yet. This one will be mounted on the belly skid.)
Belly skid
hood
Alternator issues (hope to have this resolved tomorrow.)
You have to have the charge cable connected. We took a voltage reading before connecting it to the system. At that time it read 29 volts on the output cable. That being the case, we were a bit hesitant to hook up the cable. Today I disconnected all the sensitive electronic equipment and hooked it up and took a new reading. Now its at 14.7 volts.
I'm just not to familiar with the dodge charging system so learning as we go. I'd rather be cautious and not fry a bunch of gauges.
