Posted: 9/21/2006 2:17:02 PM EDT
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Welp as some may or may not have followed, I was having issues with the electrical system and alternator on my '84 Blazer. I finally got the High Amp Alt. working, it was a pigtail supplied by the company that went bad and they 2nd day air'd me a new one. All is well there. I also ripped out all of the wiring that I had done over the last year. The wiring ran the following: gauges (oil press & water temp & tach), switches for off road lights and CB. My previous wiring wasnt bad, but I had 4 off road lights that I jus spliced into the same relay and switch. Well I added some new 135watt off road lights that would give me bad voltage drop and cause belt to squeal. So I redid all the wiring. I yanked out all the old and bought 4 new spools of wire (red, black, white and green). Red = power Green = signal, used it to come off the sensors White = back light from dash, hooked into fac. fuse panel to give me dimmer option Black = ground Each item got its own ground this time. I had piggie backed them previously and spliced them together, this made it a pita to work on the wiring individually. All my power and accessories power comes from my Painless Wiring Aux fuse panel. This is to keep me from having to tap into the factory system. So, like all things, do them right the first time. The wiring is so much cleaner and neater now, I took my time and didnt rush at all. If I got tired or what not, Id jus stop and continue another day (this isnt my DD, so it can sit sometimes). Looks like the ole Blazer project is back on track. Ive got some ideas for my next projects as far as Blazer goes, but money and time are the enemies on this one. Id like to redo the inside and make some nice diamond plate panels for the back sides, get rid of the thick particle type heavy cardboard that they used back in the 80s. Diamond plate will be stronger to mount stuff and I should actually gain an inch or two on the sides, cuz its not as thick as what is there. Here is what someone else did . I really like this, plus you can add panels and even cargo doors, etc. This is the back part of a Blazer  |
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B4 reading that I saw the pic and thought MAN WHEN DID HE DO ALL THAT!!! what do you think that white thing is? power for something? I had thought about going with Diamond plate... but I have been throwing other ideas around and I think im gonna cut out Plywood panels... cut a whole just for screen for speakers which Ill mount Recessed so you dont see them... I was thinking paint OR trying to find some Cheap carbon fiber and spreading it over the panels... eta. heres the panels I have now... 
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