05-13-2007, 05:24 PM
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Alcoholics Obvious VP
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Tucson
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Rick where are you getting the horns from??
I need like 4. 2 for each truck.
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05-14-2007, 12:35 AM
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Super Dee Duper Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Jamaica, NYC
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Quote:
Originally posted by TireFryer30th
Rick where are you getting the horns from??
I need like 4. 2 for each truck.
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By 4, do you mean 4 sets or 4 chimes 
For Authentic Nathan and Leslie Horns, I have a collector that always keeps them in stock with low pricing  (PM me for details)
Anyhoo, didn't get to spend much time at the shop today cause the family wanted me at the house so they could ride the elephant, but I did manage to mount the tanks and do a bit of the plumbing 
Passed the bubble test, but I left it @ 150psi overnight just to be sure 
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05-18-2007, 06:52 PM
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Super Dee Duper Moderator
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05-24-2007, 03:57 AM
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Super Dee Duper Moderator
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05-24-2007, 04:02 AM
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#30
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Super Dee Duper Moderator
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05-24-2007, 11:07 PM
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Look at me ...
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: DFW, TX
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That's pretty badass.
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05-26-2007, 04:47 PM
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Super Dee Duper Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Jamaica, NYC
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OK, here are some finished pix of the wiring
Installed an old Rear Heater switch from my 91 FJ80 to control the horn toggle....
When switched on "LO", the stock horns sound off when the horn button is pushed....
When switched on "HI", the big guns on the roof sound off when the horn button is pushed....
And to top it off, the train horns are also wired to the alarm (can you say "PANIC BUTTON"? lol)
Four Toyota Foglight switches in the console control the lights...
1) Bumper Lights
2) Front Rack Lights
3) Side Rack Lights
4) Rear Rack Lights
Shot of the OBA and horns while standing on the rack....
Added some screens to the chimes cause I'll be driving to West Palm Beach today and we're in the middle of lovebug season 
Installed a Hazard light switch from my 91 FJ80 to control the compressor relay....
Didn't care for the red color, but it's backlit and looks pretty cool at night...
The compressor is still controlled by a pressure switch in the mailbox, so it will automagically shut off at 150psi....
And here are a few exterior shots
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05-26-2007, 04:53 PM
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Fly Navy
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Seattle area
Posts: 15,643
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05-26-2007, 05:00 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: AKA Kenny H
Posts: 5,536
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Haha! You are the man, you crack me up dude!!
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05-26-2007, 05:58 PM
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Door-To-Door Pipelayer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: West Monroe, LA
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That thing is bad ass!! 
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05-26-2007, 06:48 PM
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I save the stranger!!
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Bus 142, help
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You are crazy, I like that. 
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05-26-2007, 07:19 PM
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Oh no you didn't!!!!!!
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: River Ridge, La.
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Welding galvanized steel sucks royally. I used to be the foreman at a company that manufactured barricades. We also repaired them. I would always put a fan right in front of my work station to suck the smoke out. That shit used to make me nauseated.
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05-26-2007, 07:23 PM
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Jennifer Connelly :love:
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: S. California
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That's so freakn cool man...
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05-26-2007, 07:51 PM
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Oh no you didn't!!!!!!
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: River Ridge, La.
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Nice work man!
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05-27-2007, 01:17 PM
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Sour Kraut
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Houston, TX
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100% certifiable without a doubt.
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05-27-2007, 11:38 PM
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My name is Sean
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Katy/Houston
Posts: 5,106
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Your truck looks bad ass, of course though I thought the van was pimp.
Two questions:
1.) What type of plastic nuts and bolts did you use to run the wire through the roof, and did you just drill on through? I am about to mount a lightbar to my truck for VFD.
2.) Do you know of a smaller air horn setup that sounds about like the fire trucks? I need to set up an air compressor, tank, and all that jazz, but I was wondering if you knew of any horns that were quite a bit less noisy than yours. I would love to run train horns, however I don't think I will remain in the department long, responding to a call, blowing a train horn through intersections.
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05-28-2007, 01:13 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2007
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what did you hit with the front bumper
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05-28-2007, 01:29 AM
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Super Dee Duper Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Jamaica, NYC
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Quote:
Originally posted by SMichaelG2
Your truck looks bad ass, of course though I thought the van was pimp.
Two questions:
1.) What type of plastic nuts and bolts did you use to run the wire through the roof, and did you just drill on through? I am about to mount a lightbar to my truck for VFD.
2.) Do you know of a smaller air horn setup that sounds about like the fire trucks? I need to set up an air compressor, tank, and all that jazz, but I was wondering if you knew of any horns that were quite a bit less noisy than yours. I would love to run train horns, however I don't think I will remain in the department long, responding to a call, blowing a train horn through intersections.
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Thanx man
1) I used Heyco Liquid-Tite cordgrips
http://www.heyco.com/pages/products/section_1/1-11.html
Had to drill three 7/8" holes, but the hardest part was actually flexing three 2Ga. sized cables between the headliner  (took a bit of finessing)
They were $0.50 a pop at my local electronics surplus store ( SkyCraft)
2) Firetrucks and the like use Grover Stutter Tones...
http://www.airhorns.com/products.asp...gory=emergency
Not nearly as loud as train horns, but they have a high pitch that will definitely get your attention 
Quote:
Originally posted by Immortal
what did you hit with the front bumper
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I was hoping no one would notice that 
Rubbed the wall at my shop while backing into the service bay a few days back
Didn't even know when it happened 
Came back an our later and was like WTF when I saw it
No biggie though, my next mod just happens to be a custom bull bar and followed by a coat of Rhino-Liner like the flares
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05-28-2007, 02:05 AM
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Super Dee Duper Moderator
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05-28-2007, 02:10 AM
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PS3: blunt_dissection
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Chapel Hill, nc
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the front of the LC looks just like my buddies explorer after some driving around the Santee Cooper in SC. I swear it sounded like it was raining  Gonna be a pain in the butt cleaning those lights.
Everything looks really man, lots of clean work.
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05-28-2007, 02:36 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Poconos,PA
Posts: 9,564
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I SWEAR...
How cool would it be to buy a car Snake Eater owned???
He makes Macgyver the tv guy look like a retard...
Awesome stuff man.
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05-29-2007, 02:20 AM
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Super Dee Duper Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Jamaica, NYC
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Quote:
Originally posted by FLEX
He makes Macgyver the tv guy look like a retard...
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LOL
That dude was my idol when I was a kid
It's because of him that I always carry a roll of duct tape and a Swiss army knife in each of my cars
Anyhoo, today I mounted my storage box and added a set of limbrisers
I had originally planned to add the limbriser mounts to the bullbar, but I won't have time to build it since I'll be leaving for home this week....
Still wanted the risers, so I just used the fender mounting bolts for now
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05-29-2007, 02:29 AM
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Alcoholics Obvious VP
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Tucson
Posts: 39,070
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Nice!
Soo when is it getting lifted with some better tires??
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05-29-2007, 02:47 AM
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Super Dee Duper Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Jamaica, NYC
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Quote:
Originally posted by TireFryer30th
Nice!
Soo when is it getting lifted with some better tires??
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Well, I've already decided on a set of tires (Cooper Discoverer STT's)
The lift is still up in the air though 
I wanna to go with a 3" lift, but it seems a 6" lift is actually easier because the kit is more complete with the proper caster correcting arms that don't require adjustments
The mild lifts under 6" don't come with arms and I have to play around with bushings and caster kits to get the setup right (sumthin I'd rather not deal with)
Thing is I just think 6" will be a bit too high for my intended use ![](images/smilies/sad.gif ":\")
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05-29-2007, 05:24 AM
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Alcoholics Obvious VP
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Tucson
Posts: 39,070
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6" would be perfect.
You will lift it 3" and then a month later you go "why the hell did I only lift it 3 inches?? I should have went 6..."
Been there, done that. 
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