Spolar93 Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 cut this out on the band saw and bent it up with the ole break. the blank hole is awaiting a matching trans temp gauge, as soon as i install dual explorer tranny coolers and drill and tap the pan for the sensor. Close up Blurry full view Just hit some mud, you know how that goes sly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveMyPatty Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Nice job. Do you have enough knee clearance there? I had a toggle switch panel there, with three toggles, one hooked up to my lights the others weren't hooked up to anything. I broke two of the three with my knee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Looks good, but I have to wonder about the same thing as above ^^^ Oh and something seems to be blocking the right half of your tach... I would like to see a close up of what ever that is sly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spolar93 Posted May 21, 2006 Author Share Posted May 21, 2006 plenty of knee clearance, its actually closer to my shin. my seat is back almost all the way since i'm a lanky guy thats my wonderful girlfriend, shes the greatest thing that has happened to me in a long time. thats the greatest mod i've done so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLVOX Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Nice job bro. Hey what kind of tires u running on that beast and how much did they cost -bounce- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spolar93 Posted May 22, 2006 Author Share Posted May 22, 2006 33" Super Swamper Bias-Ply TSLs. cost $720 with lifetime warranty on cuts, rips, punctures, etc wheels were an extra $150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 How does a lifetime warranty work on a set of tires? Lifetime of the tire (Warranty valid as long as the tire holds air? in which case, a puncture will void it), lifetime of the owner (warranty valid as long as purchaser is breathing), lifetime of the vehicle (warranty valid as long as vehicle is running)... I've always wondered about "Lifetime" warranties.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagwoodzz Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 NERY VICE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Great idea! Make sure it can bend backwards relatively easily. If you were to get into an accident, your knee or shin will slam into it. It will cause less damage if it could bend out of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 BIAS PLY IS THE DUCKS NUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! stuff all speed rating tho. Spolar can i make a suggestion with regards to the tranny oil temp sender. dont put it in the tranny pan. put it in line just befor the first tranny oil cooler. reason being then its reading at one of the hottest spots of the system. when i did mine i was going to do the same thing. spoke to a few good transmission guys and inline before the cooler was the go. use a large t piece, screw the sender in to the t and have the oil flowing straight thru past it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Where to put the sensor is a long running debate. Right as it comes out of the transmission does monitor the fluid when it is at its very hottest and is commonly considered the "best" place. But it is generally easier to monitor the pan temperature - but this is monitoring the fluid at its coolest point. My opinion? Monitoring the outlet is most accurate, but if that is a PITA, monitoring the pan is 95% as effective if you remember what it is and realize the peak temps are probably 20-30 degrees F hotter than what you're seeing on the gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spolar93 Posted May 22, 2006 Author Share Posted May 22, 2006 well doing it inline would be a whole hell of a lot easier than drilling and tapping the pan. when i do the dual coolers, i'll just put it in then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveMyPatty Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Yeah it does look good. I'm shorter so my seat sits more forward, that must be why I hit it with my knee. Hey, how are those TSL's for wear? I've been considering looking into a set for my '90. But of course, I won't get them until the JGC and body lift is in... Then I'll go for 33s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 How does a lifetime warranty work on a set of tires? Lifetime of the tire (Warranty valid as long as the tire holds air? in which case, a puncture will void it), lifetime of the owner (warranty valid as long as purchaser is breathing), lifetime of the vehicle (warranty valid as long as vehicle is running)... I've always wondered about "Lifetime" warranties.... Life of the tread of the tire... the BFG MT's on the Yota and two of the BFG AT's on the path are covered by lifetime (if we cant fix it, we'll replace iit) waranties from Discount Tire If a tire covered by the Certificate for Free Replacement fails due to a defect or an unrepairable road hazard, and still has legal tread (3/32") remaining across the tire, and is less than 3 years from date of purchase, Discount Tire/America's Tire Co. will replace it absolutely FREE. There is no prorating, no disqualification for any reason such as run-on damage and no mileage adjustment. It is the very best tire warranty we know of. It's a link too ^ The "3 years" part seems new, I do not recall that when I bough the yota's tires.. will have to look at the original paperwork for them. If that is the case then they have been out of warranty for many years now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spolar93 Posted May 23, 2006 Author Share Posted May 23, 2006 basically, if any irrepairable damage at all happens to the tire with in the first 50% of tread life, i get a new tire no questions asked. after 50%, its pro rated replacement only put about 300 miles on them so far, but they still have nubbies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 My B&M guage's instructions said to mount the sender after the cooler so that you know the cooler is working. It came with 2 T fittings, but neither matched the Nissan hard lines. I bought my own T to mount it on the rubber line and soldered a wire to the T for the sender's ground (grounds to the hard line in a "normal" installation). Thought about adding a second guage on the inlet side, just to see the high side too, just to see how effective the cooler really is. It came out of the cooler between 150 and 180 on the 2k+ mile trip I just took. I guess if it wasn't working right it would constantly get hotter on the output side. I want to make a mount for mine in the same place as you, had my tranny guage in the mount that came with it, 3M taped to the side of the center dash in the same area, but the 3M only held for a week. I also have a digital Volt meter down there bolted to the dash where the little filler piece is for the truck E-brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC88Pathy Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 I was about to suggest the same thing GG, mount two temp gauges, one after the outlet from the trans, and one after the outlet from the trans cooler. Then mount an oil pressure gauge. Then mount an oil temp gauge. Then mount an exhaust temp gauge. Then um um um a boost gauge! And write in your own markings: low boost, medium boost, and (in big red letters) MAX BOOST! Then peg the needle just a little bit past MAX BOOST! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Then um um um a boost gauge! And write in your own markings: low boost, medium boost, and (in big red letters) MAX BOOST! Then peg the needle just a little bit past MAX BOOST! Issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spolar93 Posted May 23, 2006 Author Share Posted May 23, 2006 i figure that itd be best to to know the highest temperature, becasue it wont matter how cool the fluid is after the cooler, the hot stuff is burning up my tranny now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Rather than two gauges, you can save a few bucks and some space and use a single gauge with two sending units with a single pole double throw switch to select which sending unit is connected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 That's a great idea M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 That's a great idea M. Yes it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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