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Now don't every one rush out and get one of those at once. I have owned several of those plastic battery disconnect switches over the years and have had a lot of problems with the majority of them.
The worst case was when it limited current flow to my vehicle from the battery when it was on...
Gotcha, I'm thinking about mounting mine on the front of the bed or on the mirrors (dual antennas probably) or be a little more subtle with a single one on the front bumper. Too many choices!
You need those spike strips they put in top of businesses to keep the birds off.
Last night I started wiring the 12v system on the deuce. I got the charging cable and ground for the battery done then it started to rain.
Farkle!
I did stop at a custom CB shop on my way home from work and...
Yesterday the girlfriend helped me wash the truck. We went and ate northern Chinese health food at a local restaurant while it dried it in the sun. Then when we got back we attacked it with $0.99 cans of flat black spray paint from Walmart and Rustoleum flat brown spray paint. 15 or so cans...
Front driver side hub boot was leaking (old zipper boot leaking at the zipper) so I've been working on that all weekend. I'm replacing all seals and packing bearings. The seals and the bearings looks great so I'm going to hold off on doing the other side until it needs it.
Next is install the...
Agree with all the above.
I'll take function over appearance any day though. I already have Nissan Altima bucket seats installed in my cab so I'm pretty far past looking stock. :grd:
So far, I'm very happy with this:
Digital EGT Gauge with TC-KEGT Probe [Combo-EGT] - $85.00 : auberins.com, Temperature control solutions for home and industry
And in the attached picture you can see it mounted.
Yesterday I turned up the fuel a little and watched my digital pyrometer climb up to about 1025F. I'll give the screw another twist next weekend to get it up around 1150F max. I think I felt a little more giddy-up and go.
I also added the 90 deg exhaust elbow to the intake.
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