Macguyvermedic
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- Location
- Lowell, MI
I really wanted to steal S&S's inverter idea for myself but due to the RF with BT there was no room under the seats to mount it. HF had a sweet sale on a 750 peak 1500 watt inverter, $29.00 on sale with coupons, so I pulled the trigger on it. I also paid the extra $5.00 for the two year free replacement warranty which is well worth it to me.
I finally found a spot to mount it out of the way but still accessible if need be and fabricated a mounting plate out of some scrap I had laying around.
I first cut the aluminum to fit the size of the inverter. I then unbolted the crossmember directly below the steering wheel, drilled holes through the upper lip and aluminum piece, and finally I riveted the two together.
The Inverter fits amazingly well in this spot.
A view From the underside
Mounted one of the plugs tonight.
It's stealthy.
BEFORE
AFTER
Made some more progress today. Picked up a couple of tool replacement cords from HD. 1/2 the price of an extension cord.
Soldered the ends of the wire so I could utilize the quick connect
Cut the hole in the dash for the outlet
And re-installed the upper glove box.
Mounted the solenoid to my relay bracket:
Wiring Diagram for solenoid. The solenoid can be wired in either direction, meaning there is not a specific side the power wire from the battery has to be attached to.
Mounted and installed the ground wire with self tapping screw:
Solenoid Mounted and hooked up:
Finished and working:
Switch Installed:
Measurements
Tools needed to mount the switch
Install
Stealthy Finished product
I will update as the install progress. I just couldn't restrain myself.
Any suggestions from people with a similar setup would be great.
Thanks
James
I finally found a spot to mount it out of the way but still accessible if need be and fabricated a mounting plate out of some scrap I had laying around.
I first cut the aluminum to fit the size of the inverter. I then unbolted the crossmember directly below the steering wheel, drilled holes through the upper lip and aluminum piece, and finally I riveted the two together.
The Inverter fits amazingly well in this spot.
A view From the underside
Mounted one of the plugs tonight.
It's stealthy.
BEFORE
AFTER
Made some more progress today. Picked up a couple of tool replacement cords from HD. 1/2 the price of an extension cord.
Soldered the ends of the wire so I could utilize the quick connect
Cut the hole in the dash for the outlet
And re-installed the upper glove box.
Mounted the solenoid to my relay bracket:
Wiring Diagram for solenoid. The solenoid can be wired in either direction, meaning there is not a specific side the power wire from the battery has to be attached to.
Mounted and installed the ground wire with self tapping screw:
Solenoid Mounted and hooked up:
Finished and working:
Switch Installed:
Measurements
Tools needed to mount the switch
Install
Stealthy Finished product
I will update as the install progress. I just couldn't restrain myself.
Any suggestions from people with a similar setup would be great.
Thanks
James
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