1994 Ford F350 CC Build- Stalled out for a bit! Sorry!

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Some of the pictures seem to be hit and miss as far as working. Still using stupid failbucket for my photos. I really should change. I've noticed that if they're not working, and I refresh the page, they seem to come back. Just FYI. I know about it, not much I can do about it. Sorry.

Moving on.

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Ok, lets do a test fit with this bad boy!

Little tighter with the walls on, not when in place, but getting it in place. But she's there as you can see.

Bolted it in, and the bottom screws stuck up a bit. so I had to grind those down.

Have I ever mentioned that this is my favorite tool I own!

Now, lets get a little test fit of the goods!

Now that everything is in and fits good, I had to move a few more things around to make it all work right. These three bolts needed to move over about an inch to get that cylinder back in. These bolts go to a vaccume thing. It was in the way for the cylinder going back in. Move over bioch!

And these were the new holes for the cylinder. You can see the old ones right next to the tray.

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This is the cylinder thing again, ready to go back in.

In the new holes. "I love it when a plan comes together!"

A shot of the screws from under the tray.

Now we can't just leave this as raw wood, so we must do something about it. I really should fiberglass it and seal it all in, but really I'm not sure how long I'm going to leave it like this so, for now we'll prime the hell out of it, and paint the hell out of it. Should seal it up nicely.

So I forgot that I didn't have any black paint, I used the rest of it for the amp rack and box. So I had to run to the hardware store around the corner. Should've known they didn't have crap! I hate that place, but they have just enough to keep me going there, except when I really need something specific. They did however, have this stuff. It's leak seal by Rustoleum. It's made to seal up cracks and stop water leaks etc. So I figured a few coats of this stuff would do me just perfectly! See, now I'll go back, cause they had this. DAMN THEM! Rope me in every time!

It really has a nice texture to it too.

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Ok, so now that the battery tray is done and drying, it was time to get on to the real work! Getting that power to the back of the truck! PVC runs, with brackets

Stinger HPM 1/0 ga Ground and Positive cables!

Ready to run it!

Let's get this party started!

In case some of you don't know, the green stick is a fish tape, but in a stick! I think it's literally called a fish stick. For pulling electrical wires through walls and well anywhere really! It's been a life saver more than once for me! I hate crawling through attics!

And we're good up front!

Went back and check on the box really quick. Painted the bottom side. Prematurely too, cause I put some finger marks on the sides. Oops!

Now back to the cables. Ran them through the pvc and we're ready to mount them to the bottom of the truck.

I chose to pass through the truck with some carlon elbows. They were a pain to get through cause they're a tight 90* and they're not full 3/4" like the pvc, but I managed! I probably should've grabbed some carlon while I was at the hardware store to make that little turn there, but I didn't think about it at the time.

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View from inside the cabin where the wires come through.

Cable is done!

Time to refuel!

Now it was time to get back to wiring on the amp rack. Kind of looks like a mess, but just wait a minute, it'll clean up! The blue sticky note is the wiring for the relay. It's been so long I forgot how to do it, so I looked it up!

Relay done. Soldered and heat shrinked connectors.

Remote turn on barrier strip, again soldered and heat shrink.

BAM! And done! See told you it would clean itself up! The only thing missing now is the power cable and the ground cable. Those will come when it's in the truck! Oh and the second set of speaker cables. I ran the one for the front, but the rears aren't really in the truck. I have those boxes I made that I'll plug in when needed. Those will go on the first and second channels (top 2) when they're used.

These are prepping for the power and ground cables. Ready to be laid and zip tied! Neat and tidy!

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All the way down the side of the box.

Also when I was at the hardware store, I picked up some hex bolts instead of screws. I was able to get a ratchet in there much easier than a screwdriver. Even a stubby was hard, I dropped it down in the fender well, which is why I had to pull the liner.

Battery tray finished and mounted! Sure am happy with how it turned out!

From under the well

Ah yes, it's a tight fit, but it's all in! Some of these wires are going to get changed here real soon too. Big 3 coming shortly, not this weekend, but in the next couple weeks.

The goods, waiting to go to they're new home.

One snuggled in!

And they're home!

So I have buss bars for these, however, I didn't get the hardware with them. So I have to pick some up. I grabbed some earlier today but I grabbed the wrong thread type. So I had to temporarily get one battery hooked back up so I could move the truck. Mama wanted the garage! Not even arguing that one!

They look good in there! They'll look even better with some aluminum buss bar bling!

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And finally the cables in the truck.

That's all I got for tonight. Not sure if I'll have more time tomorrow but I just ran out of gas to get it finished tonight. That box is a beast to lift on my own, and I didn't wanna risk puncturing a sub or scratching an amp. So I'll see if I can get it in tomorrow and running.

Sorry about the pics guys, I'm gonna send Photobucket an email asking WTF is going on. This is happening a lot lately! Not sure if it's just their site, if I have too many photos in my account, or what the hell it is! We'll find out. Or I'll just have to switch over, cause I'm tired of it frankly!

Good night all! Thanks for tuning in!

[n1ghtsn1p3r]

I'm liking how that temp box came out. I definitely wouldn't have the patience to do that.

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[Twostrokeking]

Favorite build on smd bro. Looks good

[WastedTalent]

Def looks good, and as far as pics? I don't have problems with em. They all show up for me.