silvrzuki77
explorer
Awesome! Great ideas! Cant wait to see it at SEMA!
Optima Batteries SEMA 2015 Build
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screwball48
Explorer
Wow!!
mk216v
Der Chef der Fahrzeuge
The SEMA van's mirror upgrade includes heated glass. To accomplish this in the van, I'm using a momentary-switched, time delay relay with cancel function. In simple terms that means that you press a momentary switch, the mirror glass heaters turn on for a set amount of time (adjustable from 0-30 mins) and you can also press the button again and shut off early if you want. The switch is mounted in an easy to see location on the door panel (from the driver's seat that is)...but somewhat inconspicuous to the rest of the world. The mirrors themselves have indicator lights to let you know that the defrosters are on.
The relay is similar to one of these:
http://www.wolstentech.com/products/timedelayrelay/tdr-mc.php
Pretty cool little device actually. This company has a number of different types of relays. I can think of a several cool time delay functions for lights or fans or pumps or ???
Anyway... I was testing out the setup on my bench tonight to adjust the right time delay. Works great! One less thing to worry about.
Maybe like a turbo timer for a cooling fan to help the 6.0L's??
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mk216v
Der Chef der Fahrzeuge
What I'm calling my dolphin bracket and its mates are for the seat's folding mechanism.
Umm I'm seeing a seahorse on the left and a dolphin in the middle. Maybe the seat should be named Aquarius?
mk216v
Der Chef der Fahrzeuge
As long as I'm here at the computer, I may as well show what I've come up with for the door galley box...
At this point, I'd say the design is 98% locked in. I'm trying to figure out a clever way to add more folding shelf space without making it bulky or cumbersome.
Some details/features of note:
-This would be able to ship to customers as a flat pack. It is completely bolt-together. Look for this as a future product offering (after SEMA van is done)
-Weighs right around 30lbs (~30% lighter than competitors door boxes).
-The base panel of the galley is the same shape as the factory door panel recess so the whole thing basically replaces the factory door panel and fits within the factory body lines
-The fold down shelf is roughly 42" off the ground when open (for a 6" Lifted Ujoint van on 35's that is). This is a good standing height counter space and will be made of a cutting board material.
-The sides have the correct size hole patterns for attaching MOLLE style gear bags and accessories.
-Below the bottom shelf is another MOLLE panel that is detachable. I plan to put a fire extinguisher here with a quick release (accessible when door is open or closed) but other things could go here as well.
-Shelves extend into the door up to almost the exterior door skin for added depth. This will require cutting an extended opening in the door but the galley itself will provide a great deal of structure when bolted down so the larger hole in the door doesn't pose a problem. The shelves will also be boxed in so nothing falls into the door.
-The top shelf can be used for just about anything you want to throw up there but there are locations in the galley sides for tying things down if need be.
-Aluminum T-slot extrusions make up part of the structure of this so there are additional items that can be bolted down solid if desired.
-The t-slots could also be good locations for LED strip lights since the slots are on the under side of the shelves
-Stainless steel hardware throughout, the structure is aluminum plate and aluminum extrusion.
Oh heck yeah, what a strikingly brilliant design!! Love all the features you've packed into this. Flexible and modular design is king!
mk216v
Der Chef der Fahrzeuge
Does your stuff fall out when the SMB latch comes loose?
onemanarmy
Explorer
The SEMA van's mirror upgrade includes heated glass. To accomplish this in the van, I'm using a momentary-switched, time delay relay with cancel function. In simple terms that means that you press a momentary switch, the mirror glass heaters turn on for a set amount of time (adjustable from 0-30 mins) and you can also press the button again and shut off early if you want. The switch is mounted in an easy to see location on the door panel (from the driver's seat that is)...but somewhat inconspicuous to the rest of the world. The mirrors themselves have indicator lights to let you know that the defrosters are on.
The relay is similar to one of these:
http://www.wolstentech.com/products/timedelayrelay/tdr-mc.php
Pretty cool little device actually. This company has a number of different types of relays. I can think of a several cool time delay functions for lights or fans or pumps or ???
Anyway... I was testing out the setup on my bench tonight to adjust the right time delay. Works great! One less thing to worry about.
Those are pretty awesome, and reasonably priced when only needing one or two.
mgmetalworks
Explorer
Progress update:
-We've got color matched leather for the custom rear seat on order and it should be here first of next week. That problem is solved (albeit not inexpensively).
-I have the seat frame welded up and I tested out the assembly today. Works great actually. I still have a couple brackets to weld but I have to wait until I get the mating parts for fit checks.
-I started on the install of the Dynamat... oh boy is this some tedious work. I'm well into the back of the van now but the front half took some hours. I can't really complain about prep work...this van is CLEAN. Barely has any dust inside. Just sweep it out, wipe it down and it's spotless.
Don't forget to locate your seat mount holes. I've found that spinning a hole punch over the hole makes a nice round cut. You just need to remember where the holes are.
-The flooring material has been cut to shape and it looks AWESOME!!! No pictures yet though. I want to finish out the trim pieces first.
I need to hustle to finish the rest of the Dynamat/DynaLiner/DynaPad install. So many other things to do!
-We've got color matched leather for the custom rear seat on order and it should be here first of next week. That problem is solved (albeit not inexpensively).
-I have the seat frame welded up and I tested out the assembly today. Works great actually. I still have a couple brackets to weld but I have to wait until I get the mating parts for fit checks.
-I started on the install of the Dynamat... oh boy is this some tedious work. I'm well into the back of the van now but the front half took some hours. I can't really complain about prep work...this van is CLEAN. Barely has any dust inside. Just sweep it out, wipe it down and it's spotless.
Don't forget to locate your seat mount holes. I've found that spinning a hole punch over the hole makes a nice round cut. You just need to remember where the holes are.
-The flooring material has been cut to shape and it looks AWESOME!!! No pictures yet though. I want to finish out the trim pieces first.
I need to hustle to finish the rest of the Dynamat/DynaLiner/DynaPad install. So many other things to do!
mgmetalworks
Explorer
I worked around them for now. When I get all of the wiring finished, I'll go back and seal the pass-throughs. I still have a few things to do in there before buttoning it all up.