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In my preparation for the 2010 GA Rally I wanted to do a few modifications to the deuce to make the 14 +/- hour drive a little more bearable. I decided to snap a few pics of what I have done so far and what is still on-going.
First off, I went to the local Pull-A-Part yard and snagged a couple of seats from a Honda Accord to make driving a little more comfortable. The drivers seat is going to be just a tad more cramped for me, but these trucks never were designed for someone of my size to drive them anyway.
Next I finally installed a pyro. I bought it from Auber Instruments in GA. It's the 24 volts model, so it works perfectly with the deuce electrical system. I grabbed a hot wire from the air pressure switch since it's hot as soon as you turn on the main switch. I also picked up a dash light input to dim the display for driving after dark. This was easy enough, I just jumped off of the one dash light right next to the display. I tested the display in at work to verify that 12 or 24 volts would work the dimming circuit, so the lower voltage of the dash lights on dim will still do the trick and dim the display.
I also installed a vernier cable in place of the stock throttle cable. Now I have an infinitely adjustable throttle (within the range of the throttle of course). This will act as a poor mans cruise control for those long stretches of highway between here and Georgia. I got a cable from Gimpyrobb to use, but the ones he had would not reach the hole in the floor from the stock position. Luckily we use these cables at work too, so I was able to get a longer one from work and use the knob from the one I got from Gimpy (the ones at work are huge and they are pretty much universal).
Also, today I decided to put on the bows and finally throw on the cargo cover I picked up at the Haspin Rally this summer. I thought I got a heck of a good deal on it at the time
. I paid $75 for a 3 color camo cover in pretty decent shape. The seller thought it was a deuce cover, but apparently he never measured it. Since he said it was a deuce cover, I didn't either, so I wound up buying a really nice 5 ton cover instead of the deuce cover I thought I was getting 
. Luckily I live in Amish country and there is an Amish fellow just a few miles away from me who makes custom boat covers and truck tarps. I had taken it to him a couple months ago and had him re-stitch the front window that was coming loose. He did that for $40. Today I took it back and explained to him what the problem was and showed him the marks I had made at the rear-most bow. He is going to cut the 4 feet out of it and reattach the back end of the cover for me for $100. Hopefully my marks are in the right location and it fits properly when I get it back. I'll keep ya'll posted on the progress of the cover.
First off, I went to the local Pull-A-Part yard and snagged a couple of seats from a Honda Accord to make driving a little more comfortable. The drivers seat is going to be just a tad more cramped for me, but these trucks never were designed for someone of my size to drive them anyway.
Next I finally installed a pyro. I bought it from Auber Instruments in GA. It's the 24 volts model, so it works perfectly with the deuce electrical system. I grabbed a hot wire from the air pressure switch since it's hot as soon as you turn on the main switch. I also picked up a dash light input to dim the display for driving after dark. This was easy enough, I just jumped off of the one dash light right next to the display. I tested the display in at work to verify that 12 or 24 volts would work the dimming circuit, so the lower voltage of the dash lights on dim will still do the trick and dim the display.
I also installed a vernier cable in place of the stock throttle cable. Now I have an infinitely adjustable throttle (within the range of the throttle of course). This will act as a poor mans cruise control for those long stretches of highway between here and Georgia. I got a cable from Gimpyrobb to use, but the ones he had would not reach the hole in the floor from the stock position. Luckily we use these cables at work too, so I was able to get a longer one from work and use the knob from the one I got from Gimpy (the ones at work are huge and they are pretty much universal).
Also, today I decided to put on the bows and finally throw on the cargo cover I picked up at the Haspin Rally this summer. I thought I got a heck of a good deal on it at the time
. I paid $75 for a 3 color camo cover in pretty decent shape. The seller thought it was a deuce cover, but apparently he never measured it. Since he said it was a deuce cover, I didn't either, so I wound up buying a really nice 5 ton cover instead of the deuce cover I thought I was getting . Luckily I live in Amish country and there is an Amish fellow just a few miles away from me who makes custom boat covers and truck tarps. I had taken it to him a couple months ago and had him re-stitch the front window that was coming loose. He did that for $40. Today I took it back and explained to him what the problem was and showed him the marks I had made at the rear-most bow. He is going to cut the 4 feet out of it and reattach the back end of the cover for me for $100. Hopefully my marks are in the right location and it fits properly when I get it back. I'll keep ya'll posted on the progress of the cover.
