datsunfreak Posted August 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, datzenmike said: If just for that MadMax look, period correct is fine but your alternator and wiring won't like it. I think this is the real reason for the LED route if I recall correctly... 🙂 Edited August 3, 2019 by datsunfreak Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 I have 5 3/4 headlamps with all 4 HID. 55 watt HID with projector, cut off for 'low' beams and full 55 watt HID projector high beams. Still looks '76 but has about 8? 10? times the light. Fuck they are bright. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 Just now, datzenmike said: Fuck they are bright. And probably draw a lot less amps... Quote Link to comment
goes2fast Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 1 minute ago, datzenmike said: I have 5 3/4 headlamps with all 4 HID. 55 watt HID with projector, cut off for 'low' beams and full 55 watt HID projector high beams. Still looks '76 but has about 8? 10? times the light. Fuck they are bright. I have LEDs that are very bright as well and draw even less. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 I think the stock lamps were about 50 watts each but just a hot wire giving off light. The HID are an electric arc. Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 10, 2019 Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 On 8/1/2019 at 4:38 PM, dimlight65 said: And as the actress said to the bishop, "Five inches looks so small!" I think what I need is something in the 7" range, but I'm going to give these a test fit to see how much too small they actually are. Yeah, they are way too small... so, in the finest Dimlight Racing tradition, I've thrown even more money at a pair of 7" lights. They ought to be here next week. 1 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted August 10, 2019 Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 Everything's bigger in Texas! 1 Quote Link to comment
The Taterhead Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 This might be a dumb question but would the 9” lights block too much air flow if they’re on top? Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 19 hours ago, The Taterhead said: This might be a dumb question but would the 9” lights block too much air flow if they’re on top? We considered that when we put them on there the first time. Yes, I think they might block too much air which is why we hung them below. I don't think the 7" lights I have now will be as much of a blockage even though they are only 2" smaller. Hopefully we'll get a chance to grok it this weekend. We didn't go to the shop Wednesday because one of us had to go and have a cardiac episode at work and his doctor told him to take it easy the rest of the day. Psh, what a pussy! Ok, it was me, but I'm fine now. It was just a little atrial fibrillation... or something like that. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 2 hours ago, dimlight65 said: Hopefully we'll get a chance to grok it this weekend. That's worth a new member title.... 👍 2 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 A fib is fun. Specially when they cant figure out what's wrong and medication doesnt help. Dont let it go 24 hours without seeing a doc and you'll be fine. Hopefully they didnt have to shock you to get it back right, not fun, trust me. Good luck, dont overwork yourself, limit alcohol stress caffeine and nicotine (the big 4 causes for afib) and you should be fine Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 6:22 PM, datzenmike said: That's worth a new member title.... 👍 I just noticed what you did there. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 4:10 PM, dimlight65 said: Yes, I think they might block too much air which is why we hung them below. I don't think the 7" lights I have now will be as much of a blockage even though they are only 2" smaller. Hopefully we'll get a chance to grok it this weekend. 2 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Plenty of air-flow I think. Needs some matching lights to go in the headlight buckets though. 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) On 8/21/2019 at 8:23 PM, ]2eDeYe said: Plenty of air-flow I think. Needs some matching lights to go in the headlight buckets though. They aren't exactly "matching" but I do have LED headlights for the thing. They are what one sees on Jeeps and Hardleys recently. I'll try to remember to shove them in the holes on Monday and take a picture. Edited August 31, 2019 by dimlight65 Added link 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted September 3, 2019 Report Share Posted September 3, 2019 On 8/31/2019 at 5:25 PM, dimlight65 said: I'll try to remember to shove them in the holes on Monday and take a picture. Which is a thing, of course, that I did not do. 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Made Tim something for his birthday... 6 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 9 hours ago, datsunfreak said: Made Tim something for his birthday... I friggin' LOVE it, and it is inspiring me to get back to work on this project as soon as the Dajiban is lowered. Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) Electron Wranglers of Ratsun, please advise. I'm just about ready to drop money on the actual wires to do the wiring of this vehicle. I'm looking at some 14ga, CCA (copper clad aluminum) spools on Amazon. It's about $50.00 for ten rolls, each a different color. Except for the huge Zookie Lights (or maybe including them, they are all LED), does this sound like it will be adequate? Now, I will preemptively answer the "What's the load on each circuit?" question with, "I don't know." But here are the circuits I have in mind: park lights (LED or incandescent?), DRL (LED), low beams (LED on a relay), high beams (LED on a relay), Zookie 1 (LED on a relay), Zookie 2 (LED on a relay), Zookie 3 (LED on a relay), electric fan (on a relay), horn (on a relay), ignition (coil & distributor), wiper, brake lights (LED or incandescent?), turn signals (LED or incandescent?), gauges (power in & signals out to sensors), and fuel pump (on a relay). The relays will be housed in a pair of centrally located boxes with the fuses for all of these circuits so "tiny trigger wires to relays near the load" will not work. I guess my question is: will 14ga CCA be enough wire or should I look for 12ga... or even bigger? Edited November 12, 2019 by dimlight65 Thought of funnier (to me at least) name Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 Offroad vehicle, I would error on the side of beef and overbuilt. That said, if you are building your own system, you can add as many circuits as needed to keep the loads down. Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 zero gauge EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (i am not an electrician or really know anything other than basics) 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 21 hours ago, dimlight65 said: I guess my question is: will 14ga CCA be enough wire or should I look for 12ga... or even bigger? Looking at the way the OEs have been doing it for 20+ years, 14 gauge should be fine. I see modern cars with much bigger loads using even smaller wires than that. And one thing I have found on most Datsuns is that wire/circuit overheating/overloading is more often caused by the age (read: level of internal corrosion) than the thickness of said wire. IMO if it's all new, you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 Well, you'll be fine for another 20+ years at least. 😁 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) I think I am going to err on the side of bigness. I found a set of 11 different colored rolls of 12ga CCA for $75. I think I'll go with that since what I'm reading is CCA has something like 1.4 times the resistance of pure copper and therefore one size bigger is not a bad idea. Edited November 12, 2019 by dimlight65 wording Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 (edited) A roll of red and a roll of black, 10ga CCA arrived today. I think 12ga CCA for the rest is the right way to go... Eleven rolls, of different colors, will be arriving next week. THAT means in a couple months, I may start actually wiring this thing! Edited November 14, 2019 by dimlight65 punctuation/grammar 2 Quote Link to comment
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