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Oct 13, 2005 | 11:19 AM

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hotrod48

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I love your truck. I always wanted to do that to one. Can't wait to see it done. Keep up the good work.

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Oct 13, 2005 | 03:49 PM

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JeremyH

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Nice work!

Oct 13, 2005 | 04:04 PM

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RawPower

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I dunno why but i really like how you ran your brake lines... very innovative imo

Oct 13, 2005 | 07:21 PM

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Ultramagdan

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Very, very cool.

Oct 13, 2005 | 09:57 PM

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Samsonitesamsonite

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im drooling on the keyboard....

Oct 13, 2005 | 11:16 PM

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mustange70

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Wickedy awesome

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I got a question about your ignition box. Essentially how do you have that box all wired up, i wonder as i will be doing that exact same thing to my 80 (also plan to have a push button start as the key is a pita)?

Oct 14, 2005 | 09:18 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mustange70

I got a question about your ignition box. Essentially how do you have that box all wired up, i wonder as i will be doing that exact same thing to my 80 (also plan to have a push button start as the key is a pita)?

I will be running a Vertex mag so I will not have an igntion box, but if you are running a Duraspark ignition it can easily be wired in through a toggle switch, if you look at the ignition box it should have two plugs, one with 4 or 5 wires the other has two, If I remember correctly the red wire on the plug with two wires is the hot wire from the key, if you give that wire power from the toggle switch then it will run, you will have to look at a schematic to make sure I have the correct wire & see how to hook the rest up, I have done this before & there is very little wiring involved, seems like the origonal engine harness plugs into one side of the box, can't remember what the other wire (white) is used for on the the two wire plug, I do remmber it being very simple though,
as far as push button crank, just a hot wire from +12 v to the crank relay with a button in line should work fine,

Oct 14, 2005 | 12:15 PM

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alhersch

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WOW!!!!!! Along with everyone else!! Those are some nice trucks...

Keep up the good work!

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Oct 14, 2005 | 07:20 PM

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god.boots

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all i can say is WOW , that thing is sweet!!!!! when you get the coils?

Oct 14, 2005 | 10:57 PM

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mustange70

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Awesome that sounds good. However i'm switching to an HEI dizzy, but anyway, as far as your box goes, you basically ran a battery cable from the battery to the box (aka red button

), then ran power from the switch side of that switch to the other switches and remaining etectrical correct?

Oct 17, 2005 | 10:56 AM

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Quote:

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Awesome that sounds good. However i'm switching to an HEI dizzy, but anyway, as far as your box goes, you basically ran a battery cable from the battery to the box (aka red button

), then ran power from the switch side of that switch to the other switches and remaining etectrical correct?

Actually I have the ground side of the batteries run through two constant duty relays, then the relays are actuated by two switches (red button & kill switch at the rear of the truck) if either of the switches is turned off the relays break the ground killing all power to the truck, in turn kills all relays, the mag has a normaly closed relay so when power is lost it grounds the mag killing the engine, the problem I ran into was the mag relay would try to draw a ground through the light bulb in the red button, so I had to install a diode to keep it from drawing, long story short, after a lot of head scratching and some choice words it all works good now,