Recent content by 16vvincent

Annie is becoming quite capable of carrying a goodly amount of equipment. Here is our camp site just outside of Yosemite. Not a real wheeling trip, but it was the first time I had been camping with my girlfriends daughters. And Yosemite was beautiful as always.

This is what the P/D box looks like right now: I will say that, even though the wiring was a little tedious, the fact that I found problems with the original wiring and was able to improve everything electrical in the front end, made that month worth while. (yep, it took me a month to...

As for the wiring end results: This is what the power distrubition box looks like mounted: Here is the fan wiring: The Aux Relay box for the fan and horn relays (2 fan relays, 1 horn relay): The wiring to the fans: The fan temp switch (more about that later) And the...

Well it has been a little while since I last did an update on Annie. In the last month I have finished off the wiring, got the dual fans to work correctly, put a pair of back seats in and taken Annie, my girlfriend and her two daughters down to Yosemite for a weekend of camping. Here is a shot...

Hey Johnnie, Yeah, I pretty much have always built my own harnesses for any vehicle that I have upgraded the lighting on. Mostly to remove the amount of stress that the headlamp switch has and to shorten the wiring distance (ohms per foot of wiring). The Power Distribution Box now holds one...

The best thing about doing this is that I have found one of my problems and the reason that it is very important and useful to relay and re-wire the headlamps. I had installed a set of Hella' replacement headlamps with some pretty decent uprated bulbs. However, I was very disappointed...

So, I mentioned that I was going to do a little wiring modifications on Annie. What I am doing is putting a '97 power distribution box in her. The idea is to get rid of the relays (mounted to the right inner fender) and loose the fusible links (replacing them with real fuses) And...

"Ahhhh! I see", said the blind man.

The main reason for using the later Explorer 8.8 (97-01) is not for the cables, but for the rear disc brake setup.

Sacramento Ca, very near the corner of Madison Ave and I-80. However, I work in Elk Grove.

Hey guys; I'vs been watching this thread and even though I cannot make it out there on a weekend I would like to help. Is there anything that I can build for the rig? Perhaps I can knock something together and get someone to take it out to "the fun factory"? Just let me know.

And the rack for the drivers side now includes a Cooler Rack. Built to hold a Igloo Cooler that is a pretty good copy of a Coleman Old School Cooler. And solves the bottle opener problem: And what the system looks like with the Tire Rack Mounted and closed:

The Bumper is finished (yeah right). Here are some shots of how I cleaned up the ends: The End Caps were made from 1/8" Steel Plate. And what it looks like with the Camo Paint started on the rear;

Head to any welding shop (if you live in the east end try Harris Gas) or gas supplier.

Re: El Junky YET!! :explosion