Project G4 AKA Quasi-Ghetto

[FasterNU]

been ordering wiring shit and spending bank. Buying nice tinned copper wire for all main power.

Went overkill on bus bar... this is where I mounted it. Mounted with rivnuts of course. Will be getting battery cables etc done here soon. Also taking it to CRB for an aluminum console on 9/20.

 

[FasterNU]

Radiator should be done at JD fab. Always tinkering away on this. Still been planning out the main power wiring.

switch pros fuses

Put metripack connectors on the fans. Boy those are expensive

#2 AWG cable for the switch pros, and will also use that same stuff for Alternator.

1/0 AWG for the batteries. There will be second line coming thru that same slot too. Just got my VTE warehouse bulkheads to get those thru firewall

This is 12/3 that will run back to the fans and S2's in frame caps. Need to get a grommet. I have the same stuff in 10/3 for the front fans and light bar. It will get covered in that same red/black loom.

But, that is all going on hold... because...Finally getting into CRB for a center console!! Gonna be weird to not have my truck for a couple weeks. This is the first time I will have my personal trucks at a shop and not in my possession. Brakes felt quite mushy and suspect. But damn, she is looking killer...

had to steal battery and winch to get it on trailer...

 

[DesertGoat]

man.
i asked you this on IG but seriously how do you reach that trunk lid when it's up like that??
or do you never plan to run bedsides and that's what i'm missing..

 

[FasterNU]

plan is to always have bedsides on...

I can stand at rear of bumper, reach up and grab the breaker bar which is like a handle... and pull it down. Easy for me, but might be problem for smaller people?

This here is a "business class" pre-runner. Def not coach, and def not first class like them luxo-runner guys. And let's not even discuss the "exotic" pre-runner! I mean.....If i were a man of that class... this trunk would be using big dolla actuators, right? LOL

 

[the bodj]

Speaking of luxury builds… check out this spare carrier setup. And then check out his response LOL! Can’t be getting your fingernails dirty getting the tires out

 

[FasterNU]

LOL. They have a glove box for their isotoners?
^^ For reals thoug... that bottom spare would throw your back out.

It got real lonely in the garage with no truck... so I tidied up garage. Then I got bored with that so I started putting cable ends on my big cables since I have to do that anyway. Of course for the 1/0 AWG, the 50mm die is too large.. and the 35 is a bit too small. So I just crimp the 35 most the way. Same thing with the #2 AWG. 35 too big, 25 too small.

Then I got my backup camera from Amazon

Made a backup camera mount for when i get the truck back. Think it should clear the plate. Other option I was thinking was to drill the plate out for it and mount in in the plate itself. I tested that on an old front license plate I had, but didn't really care for it. We'll see what this looks like when i get truck back.

Oh, and check out the 18.5mm holesaw they gave me. Shit barely even scratched the metal... must be for the plastic cars they make today. LOL.

 

[FasterNU]

hould be picking up the truck tomorrow. You know I over document... so here is some useless photos unless you care about the wiring details:

First get an idea of what steeekers you will want.

Originals

Enhanced new ones:

Then layout what switches you need... and start figuring out outputs

Then start combining outputs with how many wires you will need in the body harness.. and how many wires need to pass through firewall and how they will fan out

Then do some test crimps and see what crimps work with what guage... and what can split to what... to know what size and length DR-25 to get. This marine wire is fatter than primary auto wire.

This one is a little bookoo on the 12 gauge going in.. but tight on 14 gauge going out...

Then start seeing how many wires you can stuff in a given hole. hubba hubba. Also for determining DR-25

Get bored and attach the 3 pin Metripacks for big amp accessories. Truck probably as heavy as a boat.. so use boat cable! LOL

Then go buy a $200 milspec plug to go thru firewall... and also buy $100 in DR-25 heat shrink tubing... because suddenly you think you are a wiring expert and gonna make a nice harness. We'll see how this goes...

Oh had a really bitchen shop visitor.. not to often you see this!!

 

[FasterNU]

got truck back with fresh new console. Came back with a small pair of tits to play with on the trail...

Thinking to powdercoat semi gloss black. BUT>>> thinking I will leave the 2x bezels raw for some contrast....

Time to take it apart and see the backside...

Oh man... kinda boogery on some stuff... but guess that don't matter. And I can't say shit.. cuz I can't even weld aluminum.

Looks mo better with no tape

So, tear out all seats and dash again... now I need to finish up the floor and interior fab for speakers... did a few power cables too...

 

[theycallmeWALLY]

Pictures arent' showing up but when I click 'reply' I can see them... Will need to look into this

got truck back with fresh new console. Came back with a small pair of tits to play with on the trail...

Thinking to powdercoat semi gloss black. BUT>>> thinking I will leave the 2x bezels raw for some contrast....

Time to take it apart and see the backside...

Oh man... kinda boogery on some stuff... but guess that don't matter. And I can't say shit.. cuz I can't even weld aluminum.

Looks mo better with no tape

So, tear out all seats and dash again... now I need to finish up the floor and interior fab for speakers... did a few power cables too...

 

[FasterNU]

^^weird...
DR is down right now. Not weird. HAHA

Been wiring in my head for weeks... finally getting some of it on the truck. Don't worry that white cable will get covered in the red and black sleeve (it already is now)

OOPS!! Wrong size die! Derp

Main power cabled from PDU to switchpros, and main starter wire out of cab are done.

This giant boot is funny on the circular bulkhead. Boot is a little too big for cable too. Looking back, probably should have just done a square one here too. ** I actually just bought one today from VTE warehouse... so I WILL be switching it out to match the rest. The boot just seems flimsy and doesn't seal as well as the other one.

Have the 4x high outputs on first switch done. These will go out through grommets in firewall (Fan1, Fan2, and Light bar all go out the 10/3 boat cable. The 10 gauge starter exciter wire will go out it's own grommet.)

Got the flange style firewall bulkeads done in back. Ordered a black one so I can run a ground wire to in cab for the ECU and Switch pro's to be "direct connected" to battery.

Wired those main power lines inside cab to console last night... ordered some 250 amp fuse blocks from VTE warehouse. Then I can connect those to the fuses in back, and then the batteries!!

 

[theycallmeWALLY]

So some of your pictures are showing up on here and some aren't.

How are you importing the picture?

For simplicity on my end I usually email them over from my phone to myself. Copy the image on my computer and paste it over.

May not be 'simple' but I'm pretty much always on here on my work computer.

 

[the bodj]

I have the google photo app on my phone. It syncs with my google account and I just copy/paste in here.

 

[84projectFORD]

Aaron uses a very high resolution picture on each site he uploads to so it may be a server time out issue due to the amount of pictures uploaded on one page or it could be his host as well.

@theycallmeWALLY , if you lool at his posts with BB code off (as if you are editing his posts), you can see the address links and see if its an issue on your end or his.

 

[theycallmeWALLY]

Aaron uses a very high resolution picture on each site he uploads to so it may be a server time out issue due to the amount of pictures uploaded on one page or it could be his host as well.

@theycallmeWALLY , if you lool at his posts with BB code off (as if you are editing his posts), you can see the address links and see if its an issue on your end or his.

Thanks dude.

All of this stuff is new to us so just want to make sure we work out the kinks. Any and all help is much apricated.

 

[84projectFORD]

Thanks dude.

All of this stuff is new to us so just want to make sure we work out the kinks. Any and all help is much apricated.

you got , my mang

 

[FasterNU]

yea... using photo hosting site.. imgbox. com

 

[FasterNU]

Been plugging away. Changed out front firewall bulkhead to square one with smaller tighter boots. Also put Noico sound deadener and foam on most of that part of firewall...

And made the holes for the black one I have on the way for ground. And made ground cable to back. Still waiting on fuse blocks so I can wire batteries in.

Made the ground cable that is inside cab. Boots on everything. Gonna have to change name on instagram to "DasBoot" Also have the holley ECU main power and grounds done.

And then wired in the grounds for AC and both switch pros. Also finished wiring the 4 high current outputs on Switch Panel B. **Don;t worry... once I do the final, final install on those 3 grounds, I will put some heat shrink on the loom. The split loom has grounds for SwitchPros that split out of it up in the front, and don't want to make that permanent yet.

Tell you what, I have a LOT of time in this already... the main battle for me is trying to wire it cleanly. So, trying to lay it out like a harness takes a lot of thought and practice runs of what will go where and what need to be spliced where....

"and would you look at that... just look at it."

 

[FasterNU]

TEstes! Hope my daughter stays away from the testes!

apparently my full size photos are killing bandwidth. Lets see if a thumbnail works...

 

[FasterNU]

Yea, doesnt seem to work so good because you can't blow up to full size....

 

[marcytech]

yeah im not seeing most photos you post either