DAvy120 1 Posted January 17, 2016 Good deal man! I got mine all setup and posted up in my build thread if ya wanna check it out. I may end up changing it up and running a snorkel but that's still to be decided lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTuna117 33 Posted January 17, 2016 Good deal man! I got mine all setup and posted up in my build thread if ya wanna check it out. I may end up changing it up and running a snorkel but that's still to be decided lol Eventually I'd like to snorkel Pegasus, mostly because it gets your intake up and out of the sand, which is my biggest problem out here. As it sits, this filter will replace a VERY sandy stock filter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTuna117 33 Posted January 21, 2016 Today I got the rest of the parts together for the preliminary install of the canister filter. I wasn't gonna order it for a while, but when DAvy pointed out that it was on sale, I went for it. I sourced other parts from ebay, and from Spectre as well. I also ended up making a final trip to both Oreilly and Autozone for small parts. I ended up buying "cheap" silicon 90 degree pieces because I wanted to stretch the end over the throttle body rather than just throw a 4" to 3" adapter on, especially since the TB is only like 3.3". I wanted it to be snug and (hopefully) watertight, although it'll probably never see that extreme of water. On the spectre vacuum adapter, I went through and epoxy'd all the plugs. I also went ahead and used Spectre's shiny "Modular" components instead of pvc pipe because their components have a ridge the goes around the edge, which makes it a rather tight fit in the connectors, even without the clamps. I also ran it down and into the stock "snorkel" for the time being. This should give it a tiny bit more protection from rain that just sticking it through. I know that this will likely not give me much of an economy boost, well maybe going 65-70MPH or so, in the high RPMs, but not on street or highway driving. I doubt I'll get better fuel economy either. I didn't do this because of the so called "gains" associated with modified air intakes. I did it to make the original design a bit more compact. My next project well make use of the newly found space. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DAvy120 1 Posted January 22, 2016 Looks good man! What size adapter did you get to go over the stock piece? I tried doing that and it wasn't working for me lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTuna117 33 Posted January 22, 2016 Looks good man! What size adapter did you get to go over the stock piece? I tried doing that and it wasn't working for me lol The adapter going from the grille "snorkel" piece to the canister is a 4" to 3" paired with a 60 degree elbow. The 4" side is tightened all the way down, and grips that piece pretty well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTuna117 33 Posted January 25, 2016 Today I modified a doorman Coolant tank (Doorman 603-001) to fit as a washer fluid bottle. It's a small little bottle, but it does the job. In fact, its a perfect snug fit. I should still be able to service the air filter without fiddling with this too much. Not too shabby for $7 and some epoxy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DAvy120 1 Posted January 26, 2016 nice ive thot about that. but that's where my spod is gonna go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTuna117 33 Posted February 4, 2016 All right, I forgot that back before I bought this rig, it was a tow vehicle. Because it was, the previous owner installed a Blue Ox bulb and socket wiring kit (BX8869). What this means is that the "dead space" below the backup light has a 2357 size bulb in it. When illuminated, it looks something like this: This is a dual filament bulb, so I could piggyback it onto the brake lights and have a different styling to the taillights. I'm also curious as to what it'd look like just wired into the brake light, so that it only comes on when you push the brakes. I only discovered this today when I pulled my tail lights off to convert my tail lights to LED bulbs. Of course, I'd have to put LEDs in these spots, but its only a thought for now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTuna117 33 Posted February 4, 2016 Well, curiosity got the better of me. Today I picked up a pair of red LED bulbs and set out on wiring the "dead space" bulbs into the brake lights. I used red since that spot isn't filtered red as much as the actual brake light is. I just used T-splicers to join the wires to their respective circuits. I'm gonna repeat them here because it too me way to long to find them online, even with the power of Google. Stop/brake- White/Tan wire Tail light- Black Yellow Left Turn Signal- Dark Green/Red Right Turn Signal-Brown/Red Negative- Black You'll be left with 1 wire, which is your backup lights. The socket wires simply got cut off of the towing harness (the towing harness is a set of 4 wires that just run to the front of the vehicle... it'll get removed entirely soon) Wired up! Now, in the housing... And with the brake pedal pressed: Looks pretty good actually. It's funny, I'ts like it's a bulb spot that DaimlerChrysler decided against using. The hole is just a 1" hole drilled out, but looking inside the housing, it appears to have the reflector and everything just like any of the "used" sockets. It's like they went through all the trouble of engineering it, and just decided "Meh, nevermind." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattsHO 0 Posted February 5, 2016 Ha! Good idea, never thought about that section of the tail light. I might have to steal that idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
