Cynicalriders "J0hnny5 is ALIVE!" 01 build thread.

I appreciate it but it won't work with my tool box and possibly even my spare lol I will be camping the whole time though, in a ground tent like a scrub. No fancy RTT yet but one day.

Hmmm night run. Maybe add rock lights to my to do list. So much to still get done.

Finished everything involving the final sealing of the tub. After letting the seam sealer cure I did two coats of flex seal on both sides and a ton inside the cubbies too.




Only sealing left is going to seam seal all the "drain holes" since if you have that much water in the cab and need to pull the floor anyway, I doubt the "drain holes" would even help much. And also a another round of seam sealer on the grommets that come out of the back of the cab. My cb wire comes out out the one on the passenger side and the ground for the blue sea comes in on the one on the drivers side.

Next up will be cutting and gluing the matting in place in preparation for a warm enough day to put the vinyl floor in. Getting a little sick of this particular project and just want to finish it but I'm too anal to rush it.

 

Build is slow going, waiting on some stuff to be done. Got some stuff to prep for my front end refresh.

I cut this up and used 3M super 77 to glue it down. I bought some heavier duty glue automotive grade glue today because some spots were coming up. Only downside is that it's $25 a can.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gold-s-Gym-36-x-78-Equipment-Mat/21672521

I got it for $5 on clearance.






Hoping to install the vinyl next week.

 

More work done. Got a heavier duty adhesive for the tighter turns and some spots the regular adhesive wasn't cutting it. This shit better work for $25 a can!



Then prepped my spare spindles for some gussets by popping out the OEM UBJ's. The one was completely fucked but the other I am keeping as a spare. I have 2 brand new kits ready to go in as well as fresh bearings and seals. Hoping to not need to fuck with anything spindle or bearing related for another 200k.




Rented the ball joint press and an additional adapter set from autozone. The adapter set was definitely needed so I'm glad I got it as a precaution.

http://www.autozone.com/loan-a-tools/ball-joint-press/oem-ball-joint-u-joint-press-set/557231_0_0
http://www.autozone.com/loan-a-tool...-import-car-ball-joint-adapter-set/291495_0_0

For reference.

 

So after some switch theorizing in @jubei777 's thread, this seems like the route I may go.

Originally I wanted to put my FR and RR locker where our clutch start cancel switch is, move the clutch start cancel to where the locker switch is and call it good. BUT this would need me to find a home for a compressor switch. So I thought I could fit all 3 in that clutch start cancel location.

Nope.



Way too big for the space.

Next I thought, okay move the dimmer next to the clutch start cancel switch and put the locker switches here:



Perfect! But what I hate about the current locker location is how I can't see it when I sit at the wheel.



So I figured maybe I can order them in a way of most to least important. Let's face it, FR locker is absolute emergency use, and the compressor only gets used airing up (done from outside of vehicle anyway) or when using the rarely used front locker.

So these are the two orders, and the first pic depicts what I see if I lean up a little bit to look at the top of the switches too:




So the orders are Rear Compressor Front (Order of use typically)

or Compressor Rear Front (Keeping lockers together)

Not sure what to do now.

 

uhh..better idea..

Both locker switches where the clock is..

put the compressor switch where the rear diff lock OEM switch is.

Done!

 

I like your first idea.

The rear is what is gonna get used more often than not, so I wouldn't want that switch in between the other two.

Totally personal preference, though.

 

Or this

 

Two switches in the clock already. Those were my first I ever installed.

R C F you mean? The other option is my first first option, 2 switches in the clutch start cancel spot, and temp locate my compressor switch. Ideally I will do an overhead 5 switch panel like @sander1036 (except mine would be wired to some shit unlike his ) when I redo all my electrical but that's at least a year away.

 

R on whatever side works best for you. Just not in between the others that don't get used as much.

 

I like that spot for three switches, though. I'm thinking about maybe my winch power and in/out there down the road.

 

Mount them in the front fender well. Then you can pretend your old school and getting out to lock the hubs

 

well...get a paranoid fab bracket..and move them..problem solved

 

Double din and 520xl in the ash tray.

Looks like a 95.5 or 99 dash, that doesn't match mine Steve.

But no answer is a wrong answer! Keep the ideas flowing.

 

oh who the hell needs that?!

 

I have one because it looks like a cheesy old head unit from the early 2000s and that might keep people from trying top steal it.

 

What do you got installed in your lower panel Mike?

 

Currently a tiny switch for my antenna. I know Jason put some switches in that spot vertically but fitment was much to be desired IMO as seen here:



And I'm not a fan of running them horizontally. I'll have to take another look at that spot in the morning though. It would def make my antenna switch look cleaner too since I can swap that for an otrattw one. Also thinking about a paranoid fab bracket mounting under my cb similar to how I used his bracket in my tool box. I also thought about the left side of the steering wheel again but high up so it's just under the dash. I would need to put in some sort of plate to block the old holes from the old switch location and dimmer knob though.

 

Ugh this switch debacle literally kept me up last night.

I had to write a rundown of all the switches I need in the future as well as all the plans for said switches, while trying to future proof myself for accessories I know I plan on getting in the future.

Panel Left:
Rear locker | Compressor | Front Locker

^^Really looking into making a cover panel for this setup and mounting the switches higher. Problem is I would need a panel cut with a CNC machine to get really nice rounded edges and shit.

Panel overhead similar to Steve's:

Light Bar | Ditch Lights | Battery isolator | Rock lights | Antenna



Clock:

Spots | AUX Reverse

Anything in the future that might be "Bed Involved" can go to the bed light switch setup already in place.

 

Saving this for reference for my panel:

https://www.amazon.com/TEQStone-Cha...23&sr=1-6&keywords=3+gang+rocker+switch+panel

Figure I can flip that bitch upside down and accomplish what I want.

I'll either have wasted USB's that won't get used or another voltmeter, but it's better than holes.

Also saving this for diff install.
http://www.parksoffroad.com/tacomamods/frontarb/frontarb.htm