tejcurrent Rebuild- * new pics page 11

[85montecl]

That is great work right there

[tejcurrent]

Thank you! The final product and new box should really make things nice. I'm excited about the finished bracket

[tejcurrent]

Still waiting on the spacers to be machined. Taking some time on those, but hopefully I'll have a bracket on my truck tomorrow. I didn't realize the XS Power VCM needed wiring in addition to itself, like splicing in harnesses to the factory wiring. I'll be modifying the modules wiring because honestly I can't find plugs locally, and it seems like the extra female plugs are just dummy plugs anyway. Any thoughts from VCM users?

I was unhappy with the paint on the last dash- it had a texture before I painted that turned ugly, and the humidity caused orange peeling. I bought a new piece because I got pissed and sanded the old one smooth. Then I didn't like the complete lack of texture.

I decided I'm working in a vacant house- why not use the temperature/climate controlled rooms for my benefit. I bought a new dash bezel and repainted. It's not much, but it's tedious work- and it's work.

[tejcurrent]

It's finally done!! I'm ecstatic about this, so please feel free to (anyone) to comment.

It's still not finalized, it's going on the vehicle for testing and if all goes well more will be made and powder coated. Since this is the prototype there was no reason to pay for powder coating yet. I'll be talking to Steve about joining his site in a bit, I'd like to sell some of these and some for other vehicles as well. I'm thinking 350 presale price, again only after I talk to Steve.

I've purchased alternator brackets before that required drilling mounting holes, or a degree in engineering to figure out since the directions were not narrated and it came in a dozen pieces. This is two large plates that only fit one way, and should take less than 1 hour for anyone with a wrench to install.

On to pics:

A front shot, again before powder coating:

A back shot of the main piece:

A side view of the edge.

Pulleys added - important first step to make things easier for installation. Lock- nuts and spacers with grade 12.9 metric bolts.

First alternator in place

Clearance from pulley to alt is about 1 mm. This is necessary to give the best belt wrap.

The plug for the alternator on this bracket should now be attached and the bracket bolted to the vehicle. It's dark and raining like crazy right now, so I'll post install pics tomorrow. Then it's just 10 minutes of bolting the extra alts in, and however long it takes to do the wiring.

I'm using a XS Power VCM, which requires extra wiring. I started but my soldering gun tip was messed up, and I bent it the rest of the way in frustration.

I spent almost 5 hours today searching for plugs for my alternators, only to end up crawling through the mud in a scrap yard chopping the harnesses out of wrecked GM trucks lol.

I would have had this bracket on if it wasn't for my inability to find these plugs locally. I spent probably 5 hours searching today. I will have to find a supplier online and order some new ones I guess.

Soldering in a small piece of extra wire to one plug

XS Power will tell you not to splice their harnesses. I don't want to alter my factory wiring so I did it anyway. I split the two center wires, and added about 1 foot of my own. Soldered in, covered in heat shrink tubing, and zip tied back up.

I started on the 2nd plug when my soldering iron died.

More tomorrow, hopefully vids too. Anyone feel free to voice your thoughts.

[tejcurrent]

Not one post guys? I know this isn't a huge build but I'll take criticism at this point lol. I have pics and vids, I got everything up and running. From my experience one of the easiest installs, with the best results. I had over 1000 amps of Iraggi alts on this tahoe at one point, and this bracket + alts beats it hands down. It's great to stop at a stop sign and see 14+ volts with the a/c and headlights on. Pics and vids:

I soldered the plugs, I've been using some adhesive lined shrink wrap from Fastenal, it works great.

Industrial velcro, I used big enough pieces to allow me to move it around some if I change things in the future. I was considering the vcm and a separate volt meter for the back. Anyway.

VCM

Mounting to the back of the plexi

Running the wire and soldering to the steering column

Finished product before powering up

Powered

I'm uploading the video of the alts to youtube, so tons more pics and a vid in a minute.

[El1T3Bass]

this vids are going to be

[tejcurrent]

Before anyone starts busting balls, I have some more wiring to do tomorrow, and a lot of cleaning up.

Again this is a prototype and has not been powder coated yet. I'm going to run it for a while and see if there's anything to improve on (so far there isn't).

Sorry I didn't get more pics, it was 90 degrees with 100% humidity and a hot engine. I just wanted to get it done.

About 1/4 inch between bracket and electrical box, though there's plenty of room above and below the alts to run wire.

This took a lot of cussing and effort, so please at least criticize it if nothing else lol.

My voltage dropped to 14.6 for a second once while at idle, but jumped back up to the 14.8 it's resting at hot. I only listened to a few seconds with the volume cranked up because my coffee literally shot 1-2 feet out of the top of my SEALED mug. Never had that happen unless turned sideways but it did.

Vid just uploaded

[vexproductions]

The time and detail that you put into the bracket is outrageous you have some real skill . Now come and do mine.... lol

[n8ball2013]

im really debating that vcm....

[tejcurrent]

I'm loving it! Keep it up. Looking great!

Thanks a lot man, I'll be uploading some vids of the system turned up full tilt in the next few days, it's just hard to adjust the amp and not get angry neighbors.

The time and detail that you put into the bracket is outrageous you have some real skill . Now come and do mine.... lol

Thanks, I really wanted to make the best bracket for this truck hands down. I think I did, not putting down any companies at all, just saying this is perfect to me. I'm going to talk to whoever I need to about becoming a friend or 'partner' on this site, seriously pm me down the road if you're interested in a bracket. I want to clear it with the man himself or mods before doing anything but I love doing this and I can do it cheap because it's a hobby not a business to me.

im really debating that vcm....

I haven't adjusted it at all yet, but it gained me over 1 volt from my factory 13.8 setting. I had a MLA module and I like this a bit better- though install is more involved. It's a bit more than plug and play.