The Hidey Hole - Rome604 Build Thread and B/S

Seconded

 

I'm not done wiring them up yet so they can't count towards the total yet.



I've got two more coming from @EatSleepTacos so I'll wire them all up at the same time.

 

I've been spending a majority of my time completely rewiring the entire truck. When I figured out I was pulling 84 amps with my lights I realized something had to change. I originally made an electrical distribution unit myself but it was only designed for 60 amps. Add on after add on made the whole thing a mess. It also made it so I couldn't turn all my lights on at the same time if I wanted to.

Here's a picture after I took most of it apart for labeling.


I decided to go with a sPod and Power Tray. At the same time I installed a dual battery to give a little more pep to the lights. I made my own battery cables because I wanted a larger gauge than all the kits offered. Most offer 2 gauge and I went with 1/0 gauge.

 

Hack job

 

@Chase8059 this looks like denny's finished work prior to meltdown.

 

@EatSleepTacos is a sweet guy. Bet he gave you a hell of a deal on those lights also. Wish we could clone him.

 

Nice battery setup. 1 for the truck & 1 for the lights.

 

Oh. My. Lanta. Where there is smoke, there is an electrical fire!

 

It was all fused and sized properly....just looked bad. Though it looked a lot worse after I started tearing it apart.

 

Our friend had an engine bay fire due to what I'll summarize as "shoddy electrical work"

 

Needs more lumens!

 

Chasing lumens is like chasing aliens, you will never catch them & even if you do no one will believe you.


Change my mind.

 

2 1/2 month dead thread bump for the essentials.

 

Haha thanks. I haven't done anything to the truck in awhile. We're stuck at the house and I've probably driven it 50 miles in the last 2 months. We've got two little boys that got pulled from daycare so we've got to split our essential work and daycare. Turns a normal workday into a 16 hour workday real fast.

 

6 week update OP? Other than being inducted into the one of us group anything else going on here?

 

My truck just sits there now...our kids are out of daycare because of Aunt Rona. So during the week I'm trying to work 8 hours and take care of my two boys. My wife and I swap on and off through the day so it turns an 8 hour work day into a 14 hour day real quick. Then on the weekends I end up watching the boys and cleaning up the house....this is getting old. I'll never take daycare for granted again.

 

Daycare or coupon codes for granted. Don’t forget the codes homie

 

I do like saving money

 

Geico has been in business for years with saving people money in mind