Some pics as promised:
The Calmini Cone Air Filter (I'll be getting one of those heat shields soon enough.):
The engine compartment, showing the Optima Yellowtop Deep Cell:
Detail of the battery, included to show that I had to drill a hole in the bracket holding the battery so I could secure it properly. The hole in question is the one on the terminal side of the battery (away from the camera), and in which you see the threaded rod coming oup and being held by the nut. The mount to the frame is stock, and the direction of the closest rod in the picture was adjusted to provide more strength. The mount is rock-solid. The battery isn't going anywhere:
Since we were discussion dashboards, here is mine so far. Please excuse the super-sexy skin-shot on the left side.
The empty slot is where the CB will go (I may very well buy that Cobra we were discussing and just sell the Midland I have.). The voltmeter (right) works fine, but I haven't hooked up the pressure line yet (because I don't know how, frankly). All in good time. The power port (blow the stock cigarette lighter port) works fine. I'll eventually be installing another one in the cargo bay. The Alpine speaks for itself:
Here is a closeup of my Valentine 1 remote display. It required me to drill a hole in the back of the pocket to let the wire through, but after that the display fits perfectly with friction only. I should point out that, for me anyway, the arrow display is PRECISELY behind the damned steering wheel from my line of sight, so I have to tilt my head one way or the other to see it when it goes off. Annoying, but definitely a clean install. I'm running it as-is to see if I can get used to it or if I find a better place for it later. If I choose to move it, it will be interesting to see what I do with this otherwise USELESS little pocket.
The two empty slots to the right of the stock foglight switch will eventually hold factory foglight switches controlling the lights I will eventually install on the front bumper and cargo rack:
Just for general interest, this shot shows the lock I purchased and installed for my spare tire. The tire is held on by three bolts driven backwards through the mount so I can just use lugnuts to hold it on. The lock has a back piece that threads through a hole that must have been meant specifically for this use, and the keyed front portion screws onto the back. With my oversize tires, installing the rear part is a bit of a pain, but getting the tire off (assuming you have the key, of course) is a snap. Highly recommended:
Finally, this is how I mounted my fire extinguisher way back when. The mount came with the extinguisher, and it's held on with two toggle bolts driven through the plastic of the cabin. Rock-solid and, as datrupr said in his thread, a perfect space that would otherwise be wasted:
Enjoy!
