Quadrotrac

[Steinbruchsoldat]

Slowly gathering all the parts for the new wiring:

Will finish my last exam on saturday then i`ll have some time to work on this thing again.

 

[Steinbruchsoldat]

Today was an awesome day. First i passed the last exam, so i`m a service engineer now. Then i got a call that everything should work out with my new shop.

But i got something done too. First i mounted the side facing working lights:

Also the rear strobes:

The horn:

And the compressor for it:

Then i turned some M19x1 inside threads:

So i can screw in this push button switch:

Turned some grooves:

Flipped it around and did the same thing again, just put different grooves in:

Cut it off and drilled a hole for the wires:

First one is the steering lever with horn switch:

Second one the wiper lever with washer switch:

 

[Steinbruchsoldat]

Finished the safety lock for the steering lever:

Then i cut the old instrument cluster:

Thats what i`m going to use:

Soldered some wiring in:

Tested it:

Then i started cutting the new dash:

 

[ripperj]

Congratulations on passing the exam!
Dude, that thing is going to look like the sun at night!

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[Steinbruchsoldat]

Thanks.

Made the new dash today:

 

[VanIsle_Greg]

This is coming along man, looks great. I love the handles...

Congrats on your final exam and your new certification, feels good to complete something like that. I remember finishing my Red Seal Journeyman Program years ago, felt like a big accomplishment.

 

[chilliwak]

Nice work Steinez. I need to know more about the new shop...:wings:

 

[Steinbruchsoldat]

It`s not sure yet if everything works out. But if, it`d be great. It`s about 600m², got a 3ton crane in it and like 150ton worth of machinery. Some really big ones like a vertical lathe, a 200t press, just everything really big.

Mounted two 12V outlets and the wiper switch today:

Couldn`f find a dome light that i`d like, so i thought i`ll build my own. Squared up a scrap piece of aluminium:

Milled some features in it:

Drilled some holes and put a few threads in:

Finished except of the clear cover:

 

[Steinbruchsoldat]

Mounted the mirrors today:

 

[java]

Dash panel came together nicely.

 

[chilliwak]

Good work on the rig Steinez, as usual. Can you post any pics of the new shop? 600 square meters of room. WoW:Wow1: You must be thing of going into production!

 

[Steinbruchsoldat]

I`ll sure post some when everything is signed. We need to do some final discussions about price and stuff but i sure hope i`ll work out... :Wow1:

 

[Steinbruchsoldat]

Removed the seat today:

Then i brought out my hydraulic hole punch:

And put in some grommets for the shifter cables :

Then i made the air intake for the heater:

Need to relocate the hot/cold lever so i started building a linkage:

 

[Steinbruchsoldat]

Milled down the backside of the mount:

Used my new scribe for the first time, it`s really awesome:

Milled a rectangle in:

Tacked it in:

And made a linkage for it:

Also bend up another tube...

 

[Steinbruchsoldat]

Connected both return lines together today:

This piece of tubing is worth about $50...