'55 Chevy 3800 Cummins - Page 22

Cobound · Yesterday, 10:04 AM

I like the blue, more subtle, not sure what other color I'd want in there...but something uniform and light. Not green. But, happy wife...

Super clean dash, all of it is clean inside there - nice! I've gotten more patient w/ age, and wanting things more particular. When I did my dad's shifter wiring I took my time, got it all off and back on w/o breaking a single tab...15-20 years ago I would have had to order more parts to replace what I broke taking something off

6DoF · Yesterday, 10:55 AM

oh yeah, that's just day mode ... as soon as you turn the headlights on it totally changes! right now it's set for much dimmer, all red numbering, soft blue-white pointers, dim grey text on the screen and again red numbers.

gotta keep that night vision honed

6DoF · Yesterday, 10:58 AM

i actually even got a vid of that!

https://i.imgur.com/UCtW0bg.mp4

Cobound · Yesterday, 11:32 AM

xj_man_646 · Yesterday, 12:02 PM

Looking good, Matt.

Details on your 3D printed phone mount? I think you've mentioned it before, details elude me though.

6DoF · Yesterday, 12:26 PM

it's the magnetic QuadLock mount with wireless charging. i have the locking one in the jeep to keep things from falling out. but they are SUPER nice to just slap it up there, it's clocked and won't slide, plus charging.

https://www.quadlockcase.com/collect...42042648887467

as for the 3D print ... just the same ball size on a base that fit the dash hole, one screw thru the middle and a washer trimmed for the cord hole on the back. i've made these ball mounts before and the thin post can be a weak point, running the screw up into the ball makes them super solid.

6DoF · Today, 11:27 AM

testing FTW ... holy crap ... i think i was getting close to an electrical fire. the fuse block i used in the back is NOT up to the task!

i got some speed valves on the front bags for dump, and 4 corner psi sensors wired to the dash. while testing the sensors and setting the valve speeds the compressors, fans, and water pump were running. i didn't want to go over the pump duty cycle, so i turned the truck off and went to pull the fuses ... WHERE I BURNT MY HAND! not just ouch, like blistered 2nd degree burn on the '+' stud! whole panel was hot enough to smell it. all the wires were cool 6-8" away so they are doing fine, but the panel was cooking everything.

pumps were probably pulling 15+ amps each ... the fan bank was maybe 15 total ... and the water pump is like 3. new fuse panel is rated for 40amps per fuse or 150amps total. the grounds i'm also splitting off into a separate block.

FAKK ...

wrath · Today, 11:48 AM

What panel was it? Was it a Blue Sea Systems?

Cobound · Today, 01:44 PM

How does that case compare to others - thicker, lighter, heavier??

I like my case now, and my 67 Designs - but that system is pretty decent...and I have multiple vehicles I could use it for that the 67 Designs doesn't build them for.

But it really looks like it comes down to having to use their proprietary case for that head to work.

Yesterday, 10:04 AM	#421
Cobound - The Don - Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN Posts: 48,454	I like the blue, more subtle, not sure what other color I'd want in there...but something uniform and light. Not green. But, happy wife... Super clean dash, all of it is clean inside there - nice! I've gotten more patient w/ age, and wanting things more particular. When I did my dad's shifter wiring I took my time, got it all off and back on w/o breaking a single tab...15-20 years ago I would have had to order more parts to replace what I broke taking something off __________________ To each his own. Not all those who wander are lost. The great irony - triggered snowflakes accusing triggered snowflakes of being triggered snowflakes

Yesterday, 10:55 AM	#422
6DoF AKA: jeepnski Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 16,545	oh yeah, that's just day mode ... as soon as you turn the headlights on it totally changes! right now it's set for much dimmer, all red numbering, soft blue-white pointers, dim grey text on the screen and again red numbers. gotta keep that night vision honed __________________ ...................................___ .................. ________\|\|___\____ ..;.;;.:;:;.,;..;\|/_(O)\______ /_(O)\|

Yesterday, 10:58 AM	#423
6DoF AKA: jeepnski Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 16,545	i actually even got a vid of that! https://i.imgur.com/UCtW0bg.mp4 __________________ ...................................___ .................. ________\|\|___\____ ..;.;;.:;:;.,;..;\|/_(O)\______ /_(O)\|

Yesterday, 11:32 AM	#424
Cobound - The Don - Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN Posts: 48,454	__________________ To each his own. Not all those who wander are lost. The great irony - triggered snowflakes accusing triggered snowflakes of being triggered snowflakes

Yesterday, 12:02 PM	#425
xj_man_646 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MN Posts: 27,369	Looking good, Matt. Details on your 3D printed phone mount? I think you've mentioned it before, details elude me though. __________________ - James I like diesels

Yesterday, 12:26 PM	#426
6DoF AKA: jeepnski Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 16,545	it's the magnetic QuadLock mount with wireless charging. i have the locking one in the jeep to keep things from falling out. but they are SUPER nice to just slap it up there, it's clocked and won't slide, plus charging. https://www.quadlockcase.com/collect...42042648887467 as for the 3D print ... just the same ball size on a base that fit the dash hole, one screw thru the middle and a washer trimmed for the cord hole on the back. i've made these ball mounts before and the thin post can be a weak point, running the screw up into the ball makes them super solid. __________________ ...................................___ .................. ________\|\|___\____ ..;.;;.:;:;.,;..;\|/_(O)\______ /_(O)\| Last edited by 6DoF; Yesterday at 12:32 PM.

Today, 11:27 AM	#427
6DoF AKA: jeepnski Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 16,545	testing FTW ... holy crap ... i think i was getting close to an electrical fire. the fuse block i used in the back is NOT up to the task! i got some speed valves on the front bags for dump, and 4 corner psi sensors wired to the dash. while testing the sensors and setting the valve speeds the compressors, fans, and water pump were running. i didn't want to go over the pump duty cycle, so i turned the truck off and went to pull the fuses ... WHERE I BURNT MY HAND! not just ouch, like blistered 2nd degree burn on the '+' stud! whole panel was hot enough to smell it. all the wires were cool 6-8" away so they are doing fine, but the panel was cooking everything. pumps were probably pulling 15+ amps each ... the fan bank was maybe 15 total ... and the water pump is like 3. new fuse panel is rated for 40amps per fuse or 150amps total. the grounds i'm also splitting off into a separate block. FAKK ... __________________ ...................................___ .................. ________\|\|___\____ ..;.;;.:;:;.,;..;\|/_(O)\______ /_(O)\|

Today, 11:48 AM	#428
wrath Jeeper wannabe Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,851	What panel was it? Was it a Blue Sea Systems?

Today, 01:44 PM	#429
Cobound - The Don - Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN Posts: 48,454	How does that case compare to others - thicker, lighter, heavier?? I like my case now, and my 67 Designs - but that system is pretty decent...and I have multiple vehicles I could use it for that the 67 Designs doesn't build them for. But it really looks like it comes down to having to use their proprietary case for that head to work. __________________ To each his own. Not all those who wander are lost. The great irony - triggered snowflakes accusing triggered snowflakes of being triggered snowflakes