lvnalolife Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Damn Bert. Looking good. I heard you are skipping out on Glamis. Good thing. I am still over in China. Will be back just in time for Halloween. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot bob Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 NICE DEEP BLUE FUSEBLOCK WITH GROUNDING DEEP BLUE POWERBLOCK AND CUTOFF SWITCH. oops caps im wiring james car very similar i used the 6 station fuse block mounted in the same place. i added a power block attached to the switch with big fuse for the dash feed and a seperate power feed for the h.i.d.'s with the distrabution block in the roof to branch to the relays. with the mephi 4 having its own fuse block. we started it last night. however we'rewaiting on ricky wright to cough up the tranny. we should have it rolling for t day. but we didnt powdercoat. dont plan on it untill next summer for any add ons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAND~~SNAKE Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 (edited) It's ALIVE!!! Edited October 20, 2010 by SAND~~SNAKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas style Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 what a sweet sound congrats guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 It's ALIVE!!! :clap: Lots of long fuggin nights of work to hear that sound. That's a beautiful thing. Good job, guys. I can't tell if you were excited or not to hear it. Were you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80grit Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 YIAH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanddunesaddict Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 Man what a day. After last night I was so frustrated and actually very pissed off.Its not like Jim and I dont know what we are doing I mean come on.I didnt get any sleep last night as I was going over wiring diagrams in my head all night. Rechecked a couple of things tonight and we got liftoff!!!! Going to Butches in the morning to double check my outboard hubs and then some tuning this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanddunesaddict Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 NICE DEEP BLUE FUSEBLOCK WITH GROUNDING DEEP BLUE POWERBLOCK AND CUTOFF SWITCH. oops caps im wiring james car very similar i used the 6 station fuse block mounted in the same place. i added a power block attached to the switch with big fuse for the dash feed and a seperate power feed for the h.i.d.'s with the distrabution block in the roof to branch to the relays. with the mephi 4 having its own fuse block. we started it last night. however we'rewaiting on ricky wright to cough up the tranny. we should have it rolling for t day. but we didnt powdercoat. dont plan on it untill next summer for any add ons. I wish you could see my wiring Bob. I think I have the most sh*t in a wiring system ever in a "sand car".You would think I had a vehicle burn down or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Going to Butches in the morning to double check my outboard hubs and then some tuning this weekend. Keep me posted when you go. I'll go and take some pics and/or video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanddunesaddict Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 Will do.I think I will go down to the old 93 highway for some WOT blasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randog Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 :MBdance: bertcar.MOV is awesome to watch. I know it's been a long road. Congratulations. It's badazzzzzzz. :fo_shizzle: R- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot bob Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 (edited) I wish you could see my wiring Bob. I think I have the most sh*t in a wiring system ever in a "sand car".You would think I had a vehicle burn down or something. lol i know how you feel. james is yelling at me that im over protecting his electrical system cause i fused the main runs twords the dash, out of the switch. then he starts nagging me about relays !!! we dont need relays !!! so i turned around and told him to go pay 1000 dollars and get it half assed wired. nag nag nag i wish david was here so they could and i could get stuff done but when they were done then it would be double nag nag nag, we fired the eyeball saturday and we were we called capt and let him here it over the phone we are soldering and shrink tubing every connection however no debute for the new eyeball till t day. Edited October 20, 2010 by barefoot bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanddunesaddict Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 I hear ya. I have a 300 amp circuit breaker before the switch.Then the master switch.A 100 amp mega fuse going to both the fuse boxes.Then I fire up the rear fuse block with a 85 amp continous duty solenoid and all the relays to accys after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot bob Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 (edited) I hear ya. I have a 300 amp circuit breaker before the switch.Then the master switch.A 100 amp mega fuse going to both the fuse boxes.Then I fire up the rear fuse block with a 85 amp continous duty solenoid and all the relays to accys after that. i went with the ocean blue 2 post fuse block that bolts to the cutoff with a 100 amp fuse to the dash going into a 6 position fuse block , second post is a 70 amp on a #8 wire to the roof for the 6 acro lights running to a dist block and branching to 3 relays wired off 2 switches, im combining some of the loads at the dash fuse block to keep it at 15 to 20 amp connections. instead of several 5 to 10 amp fuses. the 6 Acros hit 12.2 amps per at fire up so 70 is acceptable. i should keep a strict 80% of load, but since the fire up is only less than 60 seconds going into a 3 amp burn for lights i should be golden. dash block shouldnt exceed 50 amps but i also have the mephi 4 protected with it so it should be right @ 80% of load Edited October 20, 2010 by barefoot bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandseeker Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Congrats Bert I can't wait to see it in person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Rhino Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 damn I had a goose bumps waiting for it to fire I can only imagine how good it felt to hear it!!!!!! Congrats Bert and Jim, you guys have done allot of work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Damn, I heard that "Yea" all the way here. Sounds good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BADYFZ Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDuner Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Hell yeah, congrats ...... a new toy in camp !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTownPerformance Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Awesome! Great to see all the hard work and long nights pay off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Turn yo speaka's up fools! <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJIeA4KDwRM?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJIeA4KDwRM?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJIeA4KDwRM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></object> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot bob Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 sounds sweet like a cammed up v8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptNkllm Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 (edited) All it needs now is <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PitGkp1ncXE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PitGkp1ncXE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PitGkp1ncXE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> You would be set .... UP BUBBA!!!!:B Sounds good Bert... but it only sounds about 450hp:dunno:....No tune yet:dunno::gossip::headbang: Capt Edited October 22, 2010 by CaptNkllm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanddunesaddict Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 Well after thrashing for 4 weeks now I am still having issues. It runs as you saw the video. I had mutilple coolant leaks.The headgasket is leaking oil. The starter broke the shaft and spit the gear out. So i get a new starter and smaller clamps for the coolant leaks. The engine still runs like crap and I am waiting for a knock module that was supposed to be in my hands last thursday. I am not giving up but it is not looking good for halloween. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot bob Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 bugs what ya gonna do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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