For anyone that hasnt noticed i've been doing a BUNCH of piddly crap while ive been patiently waiting for the axle's to be done. I'm still waiting for word on the the refund from aussie but i will get a notification from USPS as soon as it's delivered.
so for the last batch of work
I removed the headlights and fenders AGAIN. figured while it's in here I might as well get the inner fenders cut in preperation for cutting the fenders to clear the meats. used about 15 1/8" rivets W/backers per side
Before
After
Also wired in some tweeters to my C.B. to help me hear. i have no hearing on my right side due to a SEVERE ear infection when i was 17. there are no bones left on my inner ear as they removed my ear and took them all out (no joke) still have 100% hearing from my left side. can still hear thru vibrations on my right side tho.
and I also had a tendencie to just toss my mic into my cup holder and then let it bounce out and around which was fine until i needed it again. so I cam up with this for my lazy arse
and ass you can see in the last picture i still need to throw in the tumbler out of the explorer column so I can retain the same key for the doors and ignition.
and mounted both Mag lights
got the rest of the molding removed FINALLY
and if you can remember from the VERY begining it had the typical B.S. battery terminals on it. decided to go this route. should make it nice if i ever need to add anything to the electrical system
made this for my brethers since i really had nothing else better to do at that time. all breters are routed into here. the filter was a random filter i had laying around with the dirt bike stuff and is 100% for show as it only has a 3/16" hole drilled in the end under the cover. this was the magic size to maintain a positive pressure of 3" W.C. for me. it will never build p.s.i. and shouldnt cause it to push gearoil out of a good seal. the 3/4" barb has the pcv routed into it. and since it has a small amount of blow by this is what is "pressurizing" it. i'm going to keep a close eye on everything as I am kinda uncertain of this setup but if it doesnt work out i'll return the pcv to its previous location and plug the 3/4 port.
everything but the pcv hooked up
also added this to the driverside kick panel up near the dash.
red jumpers are for battery power. side of everyting
green jumpers are for the key on side of everything.
ran out of mastic heat shrink for this project but since it's not going to be near any weather i think it will be fine.
got a new box for the back of the truck that holds everyting and takes a matter of minuits to remove for camping. it's held in by two cables and two trunbuckles. stuff that i will be getting into on a regular basis will be stowed or mounted elsewhere.
and I finally mounted the reverse lights that were on the mazda. not sure how long they are going to last up here. the brackets were pretty twisted up from being on the mazda. all the wiring is ran inside the hatch. was a major P.I.T.A. pulling them thru and then thru the gromet with the factory wiring.