The Frankenstein Build! LT/Expo/Trail rig..and BS

This would be a long title, but "Frankenstein: The Life, Death, Resurrection, and Growth of My Truck and a whole lot of BS in between"

 

Longest build thread title...ever haha

 

Challenge accepted..

 

Build+BS=Blackdawg's thread

 

BD's BBS

(Blackdawgs' Build&BS)

 

oh shit, I thought I was posting in the what have you done to your 1st gen thread

hahahahahaha

sorry monte

 

Dude I don't care..have you gone through all 125 pages haha I think like..10 are build I don't care. I like having a place for people to chat and chill which the occasional build info haha

 

Rack is looking sick btw monte! Maybe after i get my rear suspension organized ill start on my own rack. I doubt the old lumber rack is gonna get used on our nissan anytime soon and i think with some modding itll be just about a perfect bedrack for my taco.

 

Switch panel in the works! Labels will go above or below the selected switch. If I continue this current formation all the way down it'll hold 12 switches

 

thats going to look good! how many switches?

 

Oh i love switches! Cant wait to see it man! Looks pretty dam clean so far! Being an audio guru im sure you have something in the works, but im curious how you are going to keep all of those wires organised

 

Well there will be i think..5 in the panel for now..i have three already wired up that i'll leave i think..But eventually i think all 12 haha master on and master off and front and rear lockers. Should be nice

quite simple really..

see the 6 pair wire??



that one big wire has 6 smaller wires in it. I just cut it a bit open..then run one wire to each switch. From there run the big wire to the bed where all the relays will be tucked up under the bed side with the fuse block on a bracket i have in mind. Simple as that really. One wire Then when i add 6 more switches ill go get more of the 6 pair wire. Then will the dual battery, ill have to get more to run the grounds strait from the second battery to the switches..but it'll still only be 4 wires instead of what..24 haha that would suck.

 

I'm proud of myself for giving you the inspiration

 

don't roll this one again

 

i don't like 1am come save monte calls from ben

 

Wasn't it closer to 2 am?

 

I better not roll this one..

and no it was like 1:15am when i rolled. Was back at camp at 1:50 i think right as you were coming to get me

Then was up till like 4 am wearing of the adrenaline..haha

 

Sounds rough. Neverheless i still wanna go to moab so bad . Maybe when im graduated ill be able to make it to a meet. It looks like tons of fun.

 

So worth it. Was awesome.

 

oh thats pretty cool! I know when I start playing with wires and lights and switches I just have a cluster fuck of 16ga wires running all over the place, taped together every 5 inches or so figure each switch gets 3 wires i would have made a mess of your panel. That 6 cluster wire is awesome.