What have you done to your rig today?

DaveInDenver

DaveInDenver

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Pz10420 said:
Just an fyi, but if this is your finished connection it looks like the solder never melted in your connectors.
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IH8RUST said:
I'm not done, don't have a good way to connect to the battery, so it's sitting unfinished right now.
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You may not understand what he's talking about. It looks like you already hit your splices with a heat gun since the shrink is shrunk. But the solder didn't flow so the connection is electrically not done.

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You will see the outer shrink first but you have to hold the heat longer, enough time for the solder to flow.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wh5gM8GM70
 
DaveInDenver

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IH8RUST said:
No, I got it. The wiring joint is also incorrect, in addition to the soldering. I'll be redoing it.

Thanks!
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Copy red leader. Just want to make sure. It's a common mistake I see, VERY common... The other is people trying to crimp them or, rather, mash them flat with pliers.
 
IH8RUST

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Here to make Dave in Denver happy and proud of me, the headlights work, and nooooo shorrrrtttttting out. I even greased the connections according to the instructions.

I found a battery terminal connector that allows me to mount the Koito H4 loop without having to cut or hack my way through it. Then, I moved on to finding a spot for the relays; although it's not ideal, it works. Next, I found a trim material (suggested by others) for the headlight bezel. Finally, I replaced the old bumper caps. Pulled it off with my own two hands; that's how bad of a shape they were in. Oh yeah, I need to adjust the headlights, but after I get those gosh-darned grommets replaced.

Now, I have to fix the high beam indicator, thank goodness for Cruiser Trash Parts. I'm about to make your OCD go brrrrrrr with my next task.

Edit: OCD got me; I noticed the washer on the terminals was backwards, so I fixed it.
 

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stusic said:
Replaced the rear passenger speakers in the 81. Never found a good option that didn't require some sort of adapter. Never even considered that they're still available from Toyota...

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I would've never thought of this either. How do they sound?
 
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This morning I installed an RCI engine skid plate. Tomorrow I'll be working on the middle one. Maybe even the back one.
 
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IH8RUST said:
Here to make Dave in Denver happy and proud of me, the headlights work, and nooooo shorrrrtttttting out. I even greased the connections according to the instructions.

I found a battery terminal connector that allows me to mount the Koito H4 loop without having to cut or hack my way through it. Then, I moved on to finding a spot for the relays; although it's not ideal, it works. Next, I found a trim material (suggested by others) for the headlight bezel. Finally, I replaced the old bumper caps. Pulled it off with my own two hands; that's how bad of a shape they were in. Oh yeah, I need to adjust the headlights, but after I get those gosh-darned grommets replaced.

Now, I have to fix the high beam indicator, thank goodness for Cruiser Trash Parts. I'm about to make your OCD go brrrrrrr with my next task.

Edit: OCD got me; I noticed the washer on the terminals was backwards, so I fixed it.
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Nice spot for the relays. Mine are just dangling about.
 
Capriblue45

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Started to build the sleep platform for the troopy today. This is going to be a basic platform with hinged sections in the top to be able to wheel and camp out of the troop carrier for extended weekends. The top of the platform will be size of a queen mattress and is low enough that I can just barely sit up without hitting my head. Thinking I'll do a drawer fridge for this one, anyone have a good experience with any manufacturers?

Finished up the wood work today now just need to run some power to an outlet for the fridge. I have a trifold queen size mattress coming tomorrow from amazon to finish up the sleeping deck. I built this in 2 sections that are bolted together and fit very snug around the wheel wheels to lock it in place. We will have more than enough storage under the deck to camp out of this for multiple days. Bought a cheap drawer fridge for now, it got good reviews on line but I built the deck so the inside board can be moved over if I go to something different in the future.
 

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I used to work on VW's decades ago and had a pile of metric fasteners that were all mixed up. I got a thread gauge and caliper and sorted everything into about 8 ziplocks. I also finished the 3rd of 4 skid plates for my Tacoma. Now all I need to do is burn up 1/4 tank of gas so I can put on the gas tank skid.
 

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Slee got another batch of their 250 sliders back in stock so I went to their office and picked up a pair yesterday. I looked at a lot of manufacturers for the 250 and I think theirs fit the body lines the best. I also like that they are a functional step to help get to the roof rack. My garage queen may not see the trails for many years to come but if it does i am ready.
 

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continued to declutter the garage by bolting on stuff i have owned for greater than 730 days…
in this case it’s the napa version of the standard no frills 8x8 awning i bought back from this thread:
[EMBED content="thread-34603"]https://risingsun4x4club.org/xf/threads/napa-roof-rack-awning.34603/[/EMBED]

I don’t always advertise product on my vehicles but when I do I prefer it to be big box corporations.. or Tim’s stuff 😀

utilized @nakman rack receivers - great product!

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