matteyp
Aug 3 2010, 04:40 PM
Heres a new installment of my Hillbilly Mechanix Thread. This one is all about the electronics. The PO decided to hack up my electrical harness and try his hand at adding blade style fuses. This is the result!
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Mike Bellis
Aug 3 2010, 04:56 PM
smontanaro
Aug 3 2010, 04:57 PM
I'll bet Engman and JWest wish they'd thought of that!
Kirmizi
Aug 3 2010, 05:00 PM
That set-up's just waiting to release the magic blue smoke
Mike
Tom_T
Aug 3 2010, 05:00 PM
That "work" is an insult to even Hillbillies like me!
.... wut! - no superglue & duct tape!!??
zymurgist
Aug 3 2010, 05:08 PM
Oh god. Now I wish we had taken a picture of the battery cable on Babydoll. I think Zach, Jim, or Dr Evil might remember that one.
matteyp
Aug 3 2010, 05:10 PM
well I think the multi colored semi electrical tape was a little cheaper then duct tape....
VaccaRabite
Aug 3 2010, 05:46 PM
Oh my dear! That is just classic!
john grier
Aug 3 2010, 06:55 PM
Wait just a minute,
You are in Washington state.
Is that Hillbilly country.
It looks more like Yankee ingenituity to me.
But then again you are in Washington state.
John
type47
Aug 4 2010, 04:34 AM
Don't know if this qualifies as hillbillies might not know what a C-clamp is...
Click to view attachmentwell, I guess it would be easy to adjust the spring tension...
effutuo101
Aug 4 2010, 07:19 AM
keep at it Matt. It will all be done soon and you will be driving with those types of issues behind you.
Ericv1
Aug 4 2010, 08:25 AM
QUOTE(type47 @ Aug 4 2010, 06:34 AM)
Don't know if this qualifies as hillbillies might not know what a C-clamp is...
Click to view attachmentwell, I guess it would be easy to adjust the spring tension...
Lazy hillbillies yes. But, those fuses took time.
Root_Werks
Aug 4 2010, 09:43 AM
Well, the good part is Rich most likely has all the parts to correct that mess. Keep up the work, it'll get done.
bobhasissues
Aug 4 2010, 09:52 AM
QUOTE(Ericv1 @ Aug 4 2010, 09:25 AM)
QUOTE(type47 @ Aug 4 2010, 06:34 AM)
Don't know if this qualifies as hillbillies might not know what a C-clamp is...
Click to view attachmentwell, I guess it would be easy to adjust the spring tension...
Lazy hillbillies yes. But, those fuses took time.
The C clamp is "rigging". The "hillbilly" thing is that there is a plastic tee vacuum fitting being used as a fuel fitting.
matteyp
Aug 4 2010, 12:03 PM
yep were still goin at it. Hopefully after all the issues are straightened out, it shouldnt take us to long to get "Ugmo" back on the road!!
type11969
Aug 4 2010, 01:12 PM
QUOTE(zymurgist @ Aug 3 2010, 03:08 PM)
Oh god. Now I wish we had taken a picture of the battery cable on Babydoll. I think Zach, Jim, or Dr Evil might remember that one.
I remember that, it was frightening.
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