Sluggo: The 4 banger build

Started my rock lights today, ran out of wire so no pictures yet. Going to finish everything up tomorrow.

I also did however, start a switch panel, this is my version. And yes I realize the holes aren't drilled to laser percision. When the switches are in the holes they line up ok. I didnt want to make them too big, so i intentionally used a smaller bit and widened them just enough to push the switches in there.

 

Nice! That's actually where I was wanting to put some switches too. I'm just to damn lazy to get started haha. And I only have 2 switches so far

 

I only have two switches as well

one is of course for the rock lights, the other will be for bed lights when I get those, and the last two...nothing yet. guess when I find something I need ill get another switch

 

Haha yeah I've got rock lights and the led pods on my a pillars. Want to do an led bar up front or over the windshield and reverse lights next

 

Raptor LED lights are in, and wired to the corner lights






had to off set and get creative with the middle one a bit, thanks to toyota putting the grille support piece right down the middle, so there would not be aby way to get the light right there


also got the rock lights about finished up, I got the harness all done for the rear lights im just not mounting them until after we finish the 63 swap and im not welding and grinding right next to them.

 

Your wiring..scares me

 

No pics of the lights???

 

It doesn't look that bad?

 

It's just hanging there...that's bad. Not strain relief. No loom.

 

You'll love my wiring then.

 

Haha I bet..haha

 

I plan on cleaning everything up over the summer though.

 

Which is why I'm getting a clean wiring setup before I do a lot of wiring. Otherwise it'll never happen...

 

Yeah, I don't have much now but more will come. I just don't like how my CB power and tent light is ran. It would take under 30 minutes to do it but I am lazy.

 

Mark, I finally ordered my creeper joints from Ballistic Fab

http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/263-Heavy-Duty-Ballistic-Joint_p_1226.html

 

eh. the wires are super small and just run inside the grille. not my biggest concern lol

dude mine is pretty red neck too. We might have to have a shitty wiring competition

maybe one day when im reeeeeeeally bored when i have a ton of stuff wired in ill clean it all out and make a nice clean harness for it all. but i add stuff so irregularly its a pain to make it perfect at once. so I just run some wires and call it a day

fuck yea!! Im excited to see how everything all turns out. From what i read with silas is I want to try to get my front hangers just a hair wider than the perches to point the rear eyes on the shackles in a bit. this lets the creeper articulate better. at least thats what happened with silas...

also, 36 bucks is pretty good deal man! Im hoping my tg ones stand up and last a decent while as well. I know people say the balistics are better but im hoping for some good use.

swap should all be happening in 6 days!




also, I was dumb an apparently didnt realize how cheap a roll of leds were. I bought some pre cut and wired ones...so im going to order a roll of those suckers and just add more lol


raptar lights

 

Dang... I like it...

I've though about doing this as well... Haha

 

Yeah man I'm looking forward to it as well. I remember Silas talking about playing with the springs but I don't remember all the details. Guess I'll have to go read up on his truck again.

And talk to SupraTT about the trail gear creepers. He has them and honestly he's not a fan. I'm sure he can give you more specifics, it's been a while since I talked to him about them. For the small price difference I figured I'd play it safe and go ballistic and I like making my own stuff so with these I get to make the frame mounts.

 

Seeing how you already have the front hangers welded on, not a whole lot I would think could be done if the issue arose. Basicially when dropped the creepers didnt articulate correctly, they almost binded like a bushing. So apparently he dovetailed the sprigs ever so slightly....

The fact that i didn't have to make the frame plates, is why I bought the tg ones lol. I'm a lazy fuck. I hope I don't have issues. Don't want to cut them off and redo it, that would be a pain. I honestly can't imagine they are that bad if they are being sold stil and people are buying them. We will see I guess!