Got some more of the little things done today. The truck drives and all of that jazz but I am pretty picky about some things that makes me drag it out much longer.
First off Harbor Freight now has some accessories for their kickazz tool carts. I got this side table for it for $15 on sale. I know a lot of us have these carts on here.
Anyway got the fuel cell in:
Not really rocket science on installing these. Put the sump to the back so it gets fuel during acceleration. Us some AN fittings and some hose and voila your're done. Also make sure to REMOVE THE FOAM unless you are positive it is rated for diesel fuel as it is rather hard on things if it is not.
I got some lights wired in. Finally wired in my license plate light on my oral pan. I freakin hate butt connectors so I try to use good connectors as much as possible. I used a 2 pin weatherpack connector on the license plate light. Here is a run down on how to use weatherpacks. I prefer deutsch connectors but I am not using $15 worth of connectors for the license plate light LOL
Start by pushing your rubber onto the wire. Then strip the wire like you would for a normal connector. On these tiny wires I like to strip 2x as much and double the wire back so the pin has something to grip. The rubber goes on first. If not it isnt the end of the world but it can be a pain pushing it over the stripped wire.
Push your pin over the wire and use your open barrel crimper to crimp it nice:
Slide the rubber up and put the smaller diameter collar of the rubber under the tangs on the back of the pin:
Then you just push the pin into the back of the connector cavity and you're done. Remember kids it is FEMALE pins in MALE cavities and visa versa. The opposites go together as far as pins and cavities go.
Like so:
Now some more wire schooling. Lets talk how to wrap wires correctly and not make a gooey mess like a bucktoothed hillbilly.
Use some convoluted tubing at least. It is cheap. Like really cheap. To properly install said tubing you slide it over your wires. An at the ends you wrap the WIRES first. like so:
Then slide the tubing over like so:
Then finish wrapping until you get this:
I buy the good silicone tape that is self adhering. It works 10x better than standard plastic crap electrical tape and isn't all that bad on price.
I realize all of this crap is boring but I liek to think of it as charity work for the less fortunate in the wiring department. I get so tired of dealing with balls of cheap electrical tape and household wire nuts that I teach the correct way to do things as much as possible to maybe prevent future mishaps.