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The brace for the air shock mount turned out great. Looks great with the hood on. Love how everything is so well hidden and protected.
 
Discussion starter · #690 ·
Working on shifters, steering, and brakes. An unimportant package came in from eBay so I took a few minutes to zip tie it under the hood and make some lead wires to see if it was loud (or functional) since it was $7. It’s loud enough and sounds like a scooter.
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Discussion starter · #696 ·
Yeah, trying to make it driveable. Will still have many things to complete, but I want to start troubleshooting.

Last night whiterhino stopped by and helped mock up the brake pedal mounting. I need to get the gas pedal and make sure it doesn't interfere. We also roughed in the radiator plumbing. That took up some real estate, but I think we found a path.

I've been ordering electrical parts. Have fuse panel, switches, battery terminals, and relays on order. Trying to figure out how much wire I need from Wire Barn. They sell GXL wire, which is much nicer than vatozone sourced stuff.

Since the Holley Terminator includes all the engine wiring, that reduces what I need to hook up. Here's what I have so far.. any missed items would be appreciated:

Relay
Radiator Fan 1
Radiator Fan 2
Transmission Fan
Fuel Pump

Switch Circuit Switch Type
Starter (On)/Off
Ignition On/Off
Headlights On On/Off
Headlights High-Low On/On
Horn (On)/Off
Winch Arm On/Off
Winch Control (On)/Off /(On)

Circuit / Wire size
Starter Power 4
Starter trigger 12
Alternator Main 4
Alternator Excite ?
Headlight High 16
Headlight Low 16
Headlight Gnd 16
Taillight Running 16
Taillight Brake 16
Taillight Gnd 16
Horn Power 16
Horn Gnd 16
Transmission Fan Power 12
Transmission Fan Gnd 12
Transmission Fan Switch 16
Fuel Pump Power 12
Fuel Pump Gnd 12
Radiator Fan 1 Power 12
Radiator Fan 1 Gnd 12
Radiator Fan 2 Power 12
Radiator Fan 2 Gnd 12
Winch In
Winch Out

First round of wiring I'm not going to try for rock lights or turn signals. Even winch wiring is suspect, as I can always snake the controller into vehicle. I'm trying to stick with 12ga for higher amp, 16ga for lower. Based on radiator fan spec, it draws 25amp per fan, so 12ga at the length I need is good with some safety. Head and tail lights are LED, so those should be fine with 16ga.
 
Starter should be momentary.

I have found that radiator fans can cook 30 amp relays and 12 ga wire. I would go 10.
Headlights only need 16? (I know they are LED so maybe not an issue.)

Oh and you forgot my awesome dipstick bracket and foot rest. 💪
 
Discussion starter · #698 ·
K4 switch uses () for momentary, so I have that for starter, horn, and winch. K4s are what I put in the race car after killing off the original switches in a few races. The K4 are "triple sealed" and were in it when I sold it, so at least 3-4 seasons of abuse without issue.

I have 80amp relays coming. Not sure if I believe they can handle a full 80, but I figure they just have to live through the in-rush current as the fan spins up. I think in-rush is the killer for relays and taxes the wiring. I could run 10amp feeds to the fan. I have done that in the past for single 19" fan, but these duals are a bit smaller and claim less amperage.
 
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