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Weather was good this weekend and had the chance to make some progress on the truck. Got my radiator, condenser, and intercooler installed. AC lines, radiator hoses, and intercooler piping all permanently installed.
Still working on the wiring, but got the most of it done. I picked up some Everstart Maxx Group 65 batteries (same as 99+ Ford Powerstroke batteries) at Walmart. 3 year free replacement, 5 year limited warranty, $200 out the door for 2 batteries. Not bad!
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My brother came over last night and helped me build a fan shroud for my dual 12" fans! One will be activated by a 185 degree thermostat, and the other by a 200.
These are Mishimoto MMFAN-12HD fans. Flow 1850 CFM each, they are beasts!
These are Mishimoto MMFAN-12HD fans. Flow 1850 CFM each, they are beasts!
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I used a 3/8" plate for the bottom, 1/4" thick angle iron for the "V", and supported it with 1/4" plate.
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We've got light! Got everything wired up last night and checked the headlights.
Low beam halogen:
High beam HID:
Going to run through my huge list of wire checks next. So bear with me there won't be many exciting updates for the next few weeks. But once wire checks are done, its on to getting this thing fired up!
Low beam halogen:
High beam HID:
Going to run through my huge list of wire checks next. So bear with me there won't be many exciting updates for the next few weeks. But once wire checks are done, its on to getting this thing fired up!
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awesome build. Read in one sitting. Got to next to the last page, and I read "for sale". I was like wtf 
Glad to see you are still working on it. I hear you on having free time. Life comes at you, just gotta keep plowing ahead, in increments, just like you did with the wiring, and everything before that.
Glad to see you are still working on it. I hear you on having free time. Life comes at you, just gotta keep plowing ahead, in increments, just like you did with the wiring, and everything before that.
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Glad to see this thing plowing ahead. I hear ya on the "no time" and the following thought of selling. I have done the same & come to the same conclusion as you. I really don't want to part with mine, but finding time to work on it is tough. Still, I like the choice to march (or crawl in my sake) onward!
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Glad to see this thing plowing ahead. I hear ya on the "no time" and the following thought of selling. I have done the same & come to the same conclusion as you. I really don't want to part with mine, but finding time to work on it is tough. Still, I like the choice to march (or crawl in my sake) onward!
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Haha - yeah, I'm not dead. Just super busy with life. Kids do that it seems.
Did an update in my thread & doing my annual update here to see how all these people are progressing & now driving their trucks while mine still sits
Did an update in my thread & doing my annual update here to see how all these people are progressing & now driving their trucks while mine still sits