As with all things Land Cruiser, I had a simple task - upgrading the alternator wiring - that led me down a deep, deep rabbit hole. I wanted a fuse block to hold a larger fuse for the upgraded wiring instead of a messy inline fuse, but I had nowhere to mount a block in the engine bay. Did some kind of bracket exist? Nope. Could I make something with a hammer and cut off wheel in an afternoon? Probably, but it would be ugly. Did I want to relearn CAD for the first time in 20 years? Sure, why not.
This the the first prototype of the bracket. It needs some tweaks. But I have it installed in my truck. This is CNC cut, bent 304 stainless steel. You could mount dual battery or solar panel gadgetry to this thing too. I'm using it for fuse and relay blocks to clean up my engine bay wiring, and ultimately to bypass the fusible link with equivalent slow-blow fuses. There's a possibility I could further tweak it so an air compressor would fit, too.
Would anybody be interested in this? Sorry for the crap photos: one is the bracket laying loose, and the other is after I finished the alternator wiring in the dark. I'll get some better photos tomorrow.
This the the first prototype of the bracket. It needs some tweaks. But I have it installed in my truck. This is CNC cut, bent 304 stainless steel. You could mount dual battery or solar panel gadgetry to this thing too. I'm using it for fuse and relay blocks to clean up my engine bay wiring, and ultimately to bypass the fusible link with equivalent slow-blow fuses. There's a possibility I could further tweak it so an air compressor would fit, too.
Would anybody be interested in this? Sorry for the crap photos: one is the bracket laying loose, and the other is after I finished the alternator wiring in the dark. I'll get some better photos tomorrow.
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