Ollie's "BugEater" Build

[cruiserlarry]

Very nice, I have all my wire installed for my off road lights, which I am in the process of buying, and they all tie into the alarm as well, he he, every light will flash!

Careful...You may end up with a lot of burned-out bulbs, as halogen / tungsten high power bulbs are not designed for flashing...and you could have a dead battery if the alarm cycles for long times as well (if the bulbs don't burn out forst )

[cruiserlarry]

Are those Pelican boxes ? Hope you have them locked down good !!!

Love the horns, too - just make sure they don't blow the boxes off the rack

[OLLIE]

Very nice, I have all my wire installed for my off road lights, which I am in the process of buying, and they all tie into the alarm as well, he he, every light will flash!

Careful...You may end up with a lot of burned-out bulbs, as halogen / tungsten high power bulbs are not designed for flashing...and you could have a dead battery if the alarm cycles for long times as well (if the bulbs don't burn out forst )

Wow... I wasn't aware of that. Guess I won't be doing that mod.

[OLLIE]

Are those Pelican boxes ? Hope you have them locked down good !!!

Love the horns, too - just make sure they don't blow the boxes off the rack

Yes they are Pelicans. They're the only box I could find in the size I need plus be bullet proof and weather proof. The only way they'll come off from the outside would be to destroy the box in the process. My rig is in a garage at night and in a sentry guarded facility during the day. When I'm traveling in high risk areas I can remove them. But tampering with my rig when the alarm is armed would be a mistake too. You'd need new shorts and probably a defibrilator when the alarm sets those horns off with you right by them.

[salad_man]

Very nice, I have all my wire installed for my off road lights, which I am in the process of buying, and they all tie into the alarm as well, he he, every light will flash!

Careful...You may end up with a lot of burned-out bulbs, as halogen / tungsten high power bulbs are not designed for flashing...and you could have a dead battery if the alarm cycles for long times as well (if the bulbs don't burn out forst )

Mostly all converted to led now With Buckpuck drivers

[cruiserlarry]

Mostly all converted to led now With Buckpuck drivers

Well then, flash away !!!

[OLLIE]

Some people have been asking how I mounted the cases on my rack. Here's a shot of how I have secured them. There is one clamp at each of the four corners of each box. Then I got my hands on some very high quality padlocks to secure the boxes with. On the inside of the box I used fender washers with an O-Ring under each washer to maintain the water-tight seal.

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[OLLIE]

I have been hearing some noises in, what I thought was, my suspension over the lat month or so. I was all set to go the TDS Safari with my family last Saturday but the sound turned into something more severe and I cancelled the trip. Turns out that my rear driveshaft forward U-Joint is shelled out. Thankfully I cancelled the trip and I didn't have it break on me with my wife along. I thought it was going to be a rear diff. I took it to M.I.T. in El Cajon and they found it. While they're dropping the driveshaft I'm having drop both the forward and the rear driveshaft and change all 4 U-Joints along with balancing them both. Hopefully I'll pick it up tomorrow and all will be well. It sucks being without my rig for even one day.

[Chazz Layne]

It sucks being without my rig for even one day.

I'll trade you your "one day" for my "weeks".

[salad_man]

I think my rear u joint is on its way out as well... Luckily it didnt happen on the trail like you said.