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post Jan 24 2013, 01:51 AM
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David, this is the one I got. I got the 100cm and used the whole thing. http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/fl...k-circuit/1000/


Would love to see a night pic as well (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
Does it have a dim setting when your not braking and the lights are just on, or is an on or off deal? And for the wiring how did you tie it into the harness? did you need any relays or inline fuses??
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post Jan 24 2013, 02:35 AM
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Nope, no dimmer or turn signals. I didnt want to deal with a controller. Just on and off with the brake light. No inline fuse. I ran the wires under the driver side sail trim, dropped into the engine bay and tapped into the brake light wire that runs in the harness on the drivers side engine shelf. Super simple and easy. Heres some night shots. one with the flash on and flash off.

It's way brighter than I was expecting.

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post Jan 24 2013, 02:44 AM
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Nice, Doug. I wish I would have waited to do this instead of installing the Corvette brake light on my rear deck lid (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

I'll still install an additional LED light in the targa trim though.
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post Jan 24 2013, 02:57 AM
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Thanks Mark.
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post Jan 24 2013, 03:22 AM
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I picked this set up at Pep Boys. Planning on installing one on the 'BB' and the other on the Westfalia. I think it was around $20.

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What colors are the brake light wires you tied into? (I haven't cut into the harness to connect the Corvette light yet)

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post Jan 24 2013, 03:33 AM
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Ya Mark, I saw a hand full of different ones at autozone. It's cool cuz you can turn them on in the store to check out the light output. I took a chance buying them on line. I couldnt find any in the length i wanted here locally. Do those have a 3m adhesive backing?

Its just one wire. Black with a yellow tracer. Cut, crimp, solder, wrap, done. I grounded the Led to the body.
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post Jan 24 2013, 03:35 AM
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Where are you gonna mount the strip on the westy?
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post Jan 24 2013, 03:44 AM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Bought them mid 2012, but haven't even opened the package yet (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


I checked out your link and thinking about ordering the kind you bought. Does yours have an adhesive strip?


Westy ... along the top of the rear window (on the inside) ...
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post Jan 24 2013, 03:47 AM
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QUOTE(euro911 @ Jan 24 2013, 01:44 AM) *

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Bought them mid 2012, but haven't even opened the package yet (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


I checked out your link and thinking about ordering the kind you bought. Does yours have an adhesive strip?

Ya, a 3m adhesive backing, It seemed pretty strong. We'll see how long it lasts.
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post Jan 24 2013, 10:40 PM
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Jeremy and I moved the HF blast cabinet and a 911 (2.0L) engine over to the shop yesterday.

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This was the first time I actually transported anything in my V-nose trailer (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Jan 24 2013, 10:45 PM
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QUOTE(euro911 @ Jan 24 2013, 11:40 PM) *

Jeremy and I moved the HF blast cabinet and a 911 (2.0L) engine over to the shop yesterday.

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This was the first time I actually transported anything in my V-nose trailer (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Thats a very pretty engine Mark! Put it in the Westy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Jan 24 2013, 10:58 PM
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Spent most of the day today helping my brother with his '57 Ford.

Picked up a 1500-watt heating element (for a water heater) and installed it in my HF parts washer. $10.00 at Lowes Click here ... (also at places like Home Depot, etc.)

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Threw a few gallons of water in the tub, checked it for leaks (none), wired it up and then filled it with solvent.

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Works great (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Jan 24 2013, 11:16 PM
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Right on mark, I was thinking of doing the same thing. What are you using for solvent?
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post Jan 24 2013, 11:40 PM
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QUOTE(euro911 @ Jan 24 2013, 08:58 PM) *

Spent most of the day today helping my brother with his '57 Ford.

Picked up a 1500-watt heating element (for a water heater) and installed it in my HF parts washer. $10.00

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Where did you get? How install? Tell. Tell. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
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post Jan 24 2013, 11:50 PM
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It's a water-based solvent. I picked up several gallon jugs at HF when I purchased my previous parts washer some years ago. I added 1 gallon of solvent to 15 gallons of water.

The temperature actually reached over 130 degrees when I first tested it. I unplugged the heating element and let it cool down a little before I took the pix.

I forgot to take my Greenlee chassis punch set to the shop, so I had to use a 1-1/8" hole saw to create the hole. Installed it on the back side, a few inches above the bottom of the tub near the pump inlet. Made a thin cork gasket for the outside, the rubber gasket that came with the element on the inside, and a 1" electrical conduit nut to cinch it all together.

Installed a three-wire grounded electrical cord ... scraped some paint from the tab on one of the legs mounts to to assure a good electrical ground connection.

(I should have taken more detailed pix before adding the solvent)
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post Jan 24 2013, 11:57 PM
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Where can I get one of those heater elements? Maybe I should get one a little smaller??
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post Jan 25 2013, 12:37 AM
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Did some work this week picked up some used 916 bumpers front is good (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) rear is junk (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) ! But you win some and lose some..

Did some test fitting then stipped it down to f/g, doesn't look to bad for $100 I really like the look of the 916 bumper on the teener.


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post Jan 25 2013, 12:42 AM
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QUOTE(ThePaintedMan @ Jan 24 2013, 08:45 PM) *
Thats a very pretty engine Mark! Put it in the Westy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
That would be nice, but it's going into a '67 911, George ... hoping the Westy will eventually get Subie power (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Jan 25 2013, 01:05 AM
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Gearstack should arrive tomorrow.

[drums fingers impatiently on desk]

So I pulled the transaxle case completely and popped in a new input shaft seal, cleaned & regreased clutch fork and T/O bearing sleeve.


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post Jan 25 2013, 01:25 AM
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QUOTE(ThePaintedMan @ Jan 24 2013, 08:45 PM) *
Thats a very pretty engine Mark! Put it in the Westy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
That would be nice, but it's going into a '67 911, George ... hoping the Westy will eventually get Subie power (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


Mark dont go subie in the westy... you'll steal its soul. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
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