Will´s 1968 Dodge Truck

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Once I had machine the long slot I installed a thin semi translucent (milky) strip of polycarbonate...


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This panel will be screwed to the ceiling upside down and control all functions of the truck


Next I installed a fine selection of IKEA 83p budget kitchen cabinet door handles

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LED technology is getting better every day but 24v is still where the price point is for commercial grade chip sets

I mounted chip strings onto aluminium and then placed this behind the polycarbonate strips for a beam of light affect

The system is using a 12v to 24v step up invertor but as LED pull very little current this is tiny.

Went a little over kill on the LED front with 120 x per meter = 600x 2835 LED chips producing 2735 Lumens :shock:

My interior now looks like 2 x lightsabers left hanging by a Jedi so I installed a dimmer system which works really well from 0-2735 Lumens

Got to be different !

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Welding slowly getting there. Spending to much time trying to get body pannels lined up.
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That a tight fit on the firewall ????
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kma176 wrote: Fri Jan 18, 19 8:33 am That a tight fit on the firewall ????
My thoughts too!

Any chance that engine will vibrate a little??
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Pete wrote: Fri Jan 18, 19 9:51 am
kma176 wrote: Fri Jan 18, 19 8:33 am That a tight fit on the firewall ????
My thoughts too!

Any chance that engine will vibrate a little??
a mate had a cummins and manual box from a leyland roadrunner 7.5 tonner in his f150 and it was surprisingly smooth. monster torque!
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Painted front pannel to check colour today

Good old fashioned Ford Capri diamond white !

Love it !
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kma176 wrote: Fri Jan 18, 19 8:33 am That a tight fit on the firewall ????
Yep going to recess a section on the bulkhead once front panel is bolted in place / wings / then bring Cab forward.
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67 Liters of white topcoat :shock:
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Willy...……………………..you`re "NUTS" =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> :plymouth:





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Big thanks to Mr R.Runner for the call today explaining that my intercooler set up on front looks silly a I should count a few rivets and keep the original face.


Welded back together the front grill I had cut up :cry: :plymouth:



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"GOLD" would look better =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>




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