I am Fred Williams, a truck guy who likes adventures, coffee, and my dogs. I play with trucks and this is a place to show you a bit of everything I do. I have worked as an automotive journalist for nearly 25 years and built many project vehicles and attended many off road events and adventures. I also used to host a show on the Motor Trend known as Dirt Every Day. Now I work on vehicles in my old shop, fixing them up for their next adventure.
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That Was GREAT & I Would Love To Have One Of Them In Most ANY CONDUTION 😜🇱🇷
Love the videos Sir. Also, I would like to buy a pink Gorilla hat if you ever do merchandise
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It can’t be PCP power, electric vehicles can’t get wet
The main thing with fuses is the fuse is rated just a bit less then the wire. The fuse needs to be the weakest link
Huh... I never thought of that tab as a step; I always thought of it as a horizontal mud flap / foot rest.
LIked everything you said and did with one exception. You fuse by wire gauge not device. You select wire gauge by distance and amperage draw. Fuses protect wire not devices.
I bought a running driving 1946 in about the same condition as this one a few weeks ago. Also used to be red, now green like this. Discovered your project here right about the same time, and it's been really helpful to watch these videos. If you ever wonder whether or not you're actually helping others by doing this and sharing info, yes, man, you are lol!
Using the large flat washer between the lock washer and the fender is only locking the bolt to the flat washer. Nothing is locking the flat washer to the fender; it is defeating the purpose of the lock washer.
Fred! Your assessment of "Modern Overlanding", is 100% dead on! Every overlander on KZread is all about light wheeling to some fancy spot and cooking! It's basically "Glamping" on a state park trail (expensive). Overlanding should be about the challenge of going off-road at a very long distance. A Camel Trophy of sorts, with sandwiches and sodas in a cooler.
I still use the ground bus on those blocks. Takes more wiring for sure but at least I know for sure it's grounded lol. As far as original. I believe there was 50 amp breaker on the light switch and that was it for electrical protection.
Hearing the flat fender makes me smile! Can't wait to see it on the trail. I care more about making it run than I do about seeing a period correct restro.
I remember the magazine issue with the total chaos front suspension! It was epic!
People look at me like I am some kind of freak when I eat peanut butter and jelly on a tortilla
I don’t understand how you don’t look like the silver surfer now, that happens to me every time I use anti seize, it gets everywhere!
Have a drink & paint it pink 🩷 or just a pink sticker of a Samsquatch.
Have you ever used a multimeter in the Amp setting and put the probes where the fuse goes and found the exact (or at least close depending on the accuracy of the meter) current draw and based your fuse selection on that? Thanks, good video. Oh and you have to pay attention to the type of terminal you are using as to what type of crimper you are using, not everybody uses open barrel terminals
Really enjoy your channel and especially the flat fender! Thanks a bunch!
I’ve got a 48 CJ2A, and will definitely go this route for the electrical. Looks good, and fairly painless. Thanks for the great videos!
Who is your go to coffee shop Fred? I know it's outside of town but you ever try Kraken coffee when your in Avila?
I too am team PB&J tortilla.
Nice fuse panel. However, it is of minimal utility without switches or relays. I suppose that is coming next.
Great series!! Just what I needed!!!!
Great series! I’ve been looking forward to each one
A fuse panel doesn't matter if ALT wire is too small. Bring marshmallows kids.....
I use BoltDepot for all my hardware. They might sponsor you.
Make square tops great again! Boo fastback tops!
I still need to do that for my A1. I just got it running the other day!
My grandfather started Bestop.
The flatty needs a kitchen
Fred how many different impacts do you have?
That is a good clean job. For those that want extra fuses but are frugal or forget to buy them like me grab all yu can find from junk cars. An old friend that lives in the country where most of the time he worked his projects on the weekend where they rolled up the sidewalks Saturday afternoon taught me that and to never pass up a bolt, nut and washer that was still good. He made a wall rack out of old bed rails and metal cans the size of the old gallon gas can. He sorted them and labeled everything. He bailed me out a lot of Sunday nights. If the bolts are to long, cut them off with the nut on. Touch up the ends and back the nut off and it will touch up the threads. You will learned to do it and not mess up the threads.
I used the old tire tube mounted under the fuse block and over the top of the block. It helps a lot. Glad to see it runs again. The alternator is a great touch. I hope it puts out more than 50 amps under full load. You'll see. More accessories will be added later. It happens. I usually run an 8 gauge wire from the alternator output to the circuit breaker then to the battery positive. It can be a little overkill, but it won't hurt the charging system. Good one Fred. Looking forward to the next video.
the alt has a fusible link in the wire, but a circuit breaker is smart too
Great series of videos! Reminds me of the frame off I did in 1986 on a 43 GPW.
How about a little history behind Bestop? One of my best friends is the great nephew of the founder. He would love to see that memorialized. Also, I loved and have very fond memories of my 289 V8 powered 3B.
Same crimpers I use at work and at home. Those things are great.
Just did something similar on my D150. Cleaned up probably 50ft of wire and splices from previous owners. All of the label maker vendors sell heatshrink label tape. I use waterproof heat shrink to protect the splices/terminals and then put a heat shrink label over that.
i like that idea
Hey Fred , where did you get those crimpers ? Thanks.
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Another great video 👍👍
I was wondering why nyloc vs lock washer. Ha.
Could have met in middle and spaced fuse block off fender with a couple washers? Or not, things definitely seem to work fine with less fussing over than some people would have you believe 🙂
Use those fuse blocks all the time in customers boats. Good stuff and it's nice to have your grounds all there and everything labeled
You’re the best Fred!
So glad you are continuing the Dirt Daily series Fred, I used that same fuse on my kayak lighting, sonar and live well it’s been working great for years now.
Simply cannot get enough! Inspiring me to keep chipping away at my 1950 Landrover.
Perfect saying. "You hit the switch blow a fuse and you put a new one and hit the switch and poof it blows again" How many times have you come across that where no one looks to see what the actual problem was?
That Flat fender was red, even the shocks have the red paint. I like that fuse block. I could use one of those to clean up the relayed headlights in my VW.
That little Jeep is really coming together nicely!
Very satisfying project series Fred, lots of little videos just nibbling away at it.
g'day Fred watching from Australia ❤
did I pronounce emu right?
Yep you got it right well done mate @4xFredWilliams