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Mods on my tow pig
So my 99.5 f-350 has had quite a bit done to it and I thought you guys might enjoy seeing some of the mods ...
Truck is a crew cab 4x4 longbed dually with a 7.3 powerstroke and a ZF-6 trans... It originally had a 4r100 auto but I swapped when the slush-o-matic died. The column shifter was re-purposed into a trailer brake lever. I shortened and reshaped it and topped it off with a "not for parking" chrome knob. I modified my electric brake controller inside to allow the cable from the shifter to actuate the manual lever on the controller. I have a roll n lock tonneau cover, a 100 gallon aux fuel tank (plumbed to a selector valve and wired to the factory gauge with a main/aux switch on the dash) a curt 20k lb slider 5th wheel hitch and an over the bedrail toolbox dropped down with a home made bracket that bolts to the 5th wheel rails. I have 5k lb helper air bags and have been adjusting them with a chuck from the back bumper area which leads to my current project....... Last edited by smokeonthewater; 01-24-2014 at 03:57 AM. 
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01-21-2014, 09:39 PM
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Last edited by smokeonthewater; 01-23-2014 at 03:01 AM.
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01-21-2014, 10:03 PM
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sooo I looked around and the commercially available inflation systems were about $450 and were limited in what they could do so I decided to save money (YEAH RIGHT) n DIY
It all started off innocent enough but as the rusty wheels started turning n I started shopping the net I MAY have gotten just a little out of control. First step, my bmw came to me with a nice kenwood stereo with a flip out touch screen navigation dvd, sirius ipod controls, etc but it was too much of a burglar magnet to be in a convertible in it went. air3.jpg Here was plan A for controlling the bags and I even tried using a co2 tank from a paintball gun... it worked but was slow and the tank would freeze up.... like instant frost bite if you touched it frozen. Note the F-650 lower dash mod ;) air4.jpgair5.jpg OK soooo on to plan B: air6.jpg $17 5-125 psi regulator (will be in dash) air7.jpg$15 Switch panel from AOB Last edited by smokeonthewater; 01-23-2014 at 03:17 AM.
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01-21-2014, 10:12 PM
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air8.jpg $23 Camera switch from AOB
air9.jpg $23 Compressor switch from AOB air10.jpg $14 Monaco rv mirror heat switch from ebay air11.jpg $15 Monaco rv air dump switch from ebay air12.jpg $35 Waterproof wide angle night vision camera from ebay Last edited by smokeonthewater; 01-23-2014 at 03:15 AM.
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01-22-2014, 04:39 PM
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is it just me?? I don't see any pictures.
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01-22-2014, 06:45 PM
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air13.jpg $17 2.4 ghz tx and rx for camera (on the back of my 5th wheel to watch my jeep) from ebay
air14.jpg $37 3 way 12v air valve to dump bags from electricsolenoidvalves.com air15.jpg $188 Viair 400c from Quadratech Also into about $100 worth of brass fittings, misc hoses, and a pressure switch. Right at $650 so far UGH ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- so the roll n lock has a 1' square box in the front of the bed requiring that my fuel tank is mounted a foot back from the front... this creates a void for the tank n compressor. air16.jpg air17.jpg Last edited by smokeonthewater; 01-23-2014 at 03:39 AM.
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01-23-2014, 01:18 PM
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[QUOTE=smokeonthewater;211112]sooo I looked around and the commercially available inflation systems were about $450 and were limited in what they could do so I decided to save money (YEAH RIGHT) n DIY
It all started off innocent enough but as the rusty wheels started turning n I started shopping the net I MAY have gotten just a little out of control. Just a little.  (But truthfully, it looks like a really nice job so far. Keep up the good work! You might want to put back up/proximity sensors in your rear bumper also. Less that $50 on eBay and they work really well. I put them in my Land Rover and they work great).
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01-23-2014, 02:23 PM
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Need some curb feelers too for that Oh So Fat dually rear end.. Drive Thru's just are not your friend in that rig. How do you keep the fenders on her? LOL! Nice switchgear, hoping it works out for you. Was this begun before or after the vardka worm ordeal?
The thought of gummy flavored vardka unsettles my stomach.
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01-23-2014, 03:15 PM
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Nice truck! I use to have a roll cover just like yours, but here in the NE it sucked come winter, froze closed all the time. i ended up getting rid of it, but they are nice.
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