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Ryoken's 89 Crew Cab Tubebed build... aka Mutt....

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pair of these


http://www.superbrightleds.com/more...ed-45-degree-viewing-angle-4500-mcd/311/1243/


it'd be tough to do for sure... they'd probably need to be installed from the inside with a bit of epoxy into drilled holes.. and you would probably need a boroscope, and some funky needle nose... plus they would probably need to be pre-wired as an assembly.... at least routing the wire would be easy, being hollow... :haha: maybe if I get bored one winter... :popcorn:
 
:haha::haha::haha:

how sick would that be tho? red glowing eyes that come on with your parking lights... be looking like the pig from Amittyville Horror! :haha: :popcorn: :haha:
 
ryoken said:
temporarily mounted till I make the base this weekend.. couldn't resist... :haha:


it'll be tipped back a fair amount from how it is now...


and yeah, when i first opened the package I was quite surprised how "substantial" it was.. :whistle:

but I'm quickly thinking, it's the perfect size.... :pimp: :haha:


oh, and LED eye mod? totally doable if I want.. it's actually hollow.. all the way into the head.. tho you really can't see up into the cranial cavity.. it appears it's on average like 3/8" to 1/4 thick overall...

I'll take pics next time it's off...
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Is it flat black, or semi gloss?

I think it will look bitchen with the paint mods you want to do, and sprayed in flat black.
 
it's powdercoat.. so it definitely has some shine to it.. kinda that anodized look.....

i think i'm just gonna do the paint mods at first, and leave the black alone and see how it looks, holds up...
 
actually, push come to shove, i bet you could get the standard dash push-thru indicator leds, like i run in the K5 to work



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tho you'd have that black ring, and it wouldn't quite be as dainty... it would certainly be a million times easier..
 
Drill it, wire the bare led's, , fill the head with caulk/goup, and push them through from the outside.
 
hmmmm, me like...

you'd need some real small wire, like phone wire, solder a 12" pigtail to each led, feed thru the goop, clear silicone would be good..... it would keep the bare leads out of the led insulated..

sounds like a winter storm project...

now the important question, red or green eyes? :haha:
 
ryoken said:
hmmmm, me like...

you'd need some real small wire, like phone wire, solder a 12" pigtail to each led, feed thru the goop, clear silicone would be good..... it would keep the bare leads out of the led insulated..

sounds like a winter storm project...

now the important question, red or green eyes? :haha:
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Red. Scarier lookin' plus red LED's are brighter.

And no, don't do the pre-made things with the black barrels, just do the bare LED's like you linked. T1 3/4 (err, 5mm) LED's are easy to mount, can even dremel/file off the lip on the bottom so they slide right in.

And since they use stupid low current, yeah, you could use like 24-28 AWG wire, could easily put the resistor inline, little 1/4W job, easy peasy. Hell, I can solder up the LED's and resistor and mail it to ya as an assembly if you don't like the electronics.

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I may very well take ya up on that... :bow: I'll take a peak at it this weekend and see what i think.... the mount shouldn't be bad.. just gonna holesaw a slug of composite out and shape as needed...

I'm gonna need to go in and weld the old back hole on the hood as I'm not gonna cover that.. but I'll just make the base for now in black, so i can get him properly mounted.. than I'll go back in next time I'm doing bodywork and fill the hole and spot some paint in...


oh, and for the record, i was kidding about the parking lights.. definitely one you'd want on it's own switch...
 
ya know.... :whistle:

this may very well be the most obnoxious thing I've ever done to a vehicle... :doah: :pimp:

tire bleach tank/pump systems where obnoxious, big hood scoops, obnoxious, crazy paint, check......

but a pissed off mallard with glowing red eyes might take over the top slot... :haha:
 
I'd keep the leaned forward look of the duck. It looks awesome like that. this shot :thumb:

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yeah, it has the whole "bird of prey, looking over you like a vulture" thing going on.. :haha:

I'm gonna go about 1/2 what I originally planned on, it's growing on me.. up just a tad in the front, like 1/4" at the base..
 
Spray bleach on the tires to make burnouts easier and smokier.

Why not just make the mount for the duck cover both holes instead of filling in the hole on an already painted hood? Will also make it so the duck can't turn side to side.

Martin
 
82355 said:
Spray bleach on the tires to make burnouts easier and smokier.

Why not just make the mount for the duck cover both holes instead of filling in the hole on an already painted hood? Will also make it so the duck can't turn side to side.

Martin
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Wrong.



Duck needs red eyes that glow brighter with a dial inside the cab for when people make you angry, or simply go higher with the rpm. And It needs to have a secret gearbox underneath so it rotates when you turn.

Build it. :whistle:
 
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