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Here is the install of the National Luna dual battery monitor. Not much to the installation. You need to add a fuse to each positive lead and the supplied wire only got us to one battery but not a big deal.

I really love this thing, it has a certain 80's car gadget charm with the old skool LEDs.

 
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Evan Kapel said:
Thanks for the videos. As a fellow new 2005 LC owner, I have learned a lot!
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So glad they are helpful, we are a very amateur, very low budget, low skill operation :) but really enjoy doing the videos and your feedback keeps up motivated. thanks!!
 
This is our first time using the hydraulic crimper and it worked pretty well. We chose the wire route, crimped the main eyelets, and ran the 2 gauge auxiliary wire to the rear. We considered running the wire on the frame rail outside the vehicle but in the end went with running the wire along the door sills. It was tight in places but very doable. I did some cutting on the rear panel that I was trying to avoid but I am ok with it. We chose 2 gauge wire since it was more than enough to provide power to the 100 gauge blue sea fuse block as well as another major electrical load, like an inverter, air pump, etc.

Oh and there was some great educational moments with Mac my daughter. She might be the next gear head in the family :)

 
and we finally installed the fuse block and breaker in the rear of the vehicle. at this point we were still waiting on some 1/0 eylets to finish up under the hood, since we ordered 1awg to start with, not the same size :bang:

 
First off videos are great. Don't listen to any youtube haters.

If you have the blue sea ML ACR system why do you need the National Luna monitor? Or you don't and just want to be able to read your battery levels?
 
bgolf247 said:
First off videos are great. Don't listen to any youtube haters.

If you have the blue sea ML ACR system why do you need the National Luna monitor? Or you don't and just want to be able to read your battery levels?
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Thanks man! I have gotten better about not engaging those damn hecklers but ever now and then they sucker me in :)

You got it the national luna monitor is just a monitor and I got it for that purpose. The monitor in the luna kit looks similar but is actually a controller that enables you to override the luna smart relay and connect the batteries for winching and emergency aux jump start. the t-max and IBS systems are similar in that the monitor is also a remote relay control switch. IBS and T-Max however do not sell just monitors for systems using other relays. I thought the Blus Sea relay was superior to the IBS, T-Max, and national luna but still wanted the monitor and liked the leds vs voltage number read outs.

I actually have a fridge hooked up now and love the fact I can check the status of things quickly and easily.
 
brizzle said:
Thanks man! I have gotten better about not engaging those damn hecklers but ever now and then they sucker me in :)

You got it the national luna monitor is just a monitor and I got it for that purpose. The monitor in the luna kit looks similar but is actually a controller that enables you to override the luna smart relay and connect the batteries for winching and emergency aux jump start. the t-max and IBS systems are similar in that the monitor is also a remote relay control switch. IBS and T-Max however do not sell just monitors for systems using other relays. I thought the Blus Sea relay was superior to the IBS, T-Max, and national luna but still wanted the monitor and liked the leds vs voltage number read outs.

I actually have a fridge hooked up now and love the fact I can check the status of things quickly and easily.
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Right that's what I figured. I have been leaning towards the Blue Sea ACR for same reason. I didn't realize you could buy just the monitors. I can't seem to find a source for those. Links?
 
This video is all the under the hood main wiring including the ML-ACR relay. I wish I had a deutsch connector for the ML-ACR control leads. They ended up being a little bit of a mess. The dual terminal lug fuse block didn't workout quite like I expected. It ended up being ok but I think it will be in the way if I put in an air compressor. Other than that this was the last part of the project. As soon as I get it done I will post the full walk through of the system.

 
Finally done with the dual battery install here is the full walk around. Next up we are going to take advantage of the new power and install a fridge and slide.

 
SUB'D great channel thank you for documenting
 
If you saw my post in the what I have done this weekend, I am done with the fridge, suspension, and front bumper. Videos and details on all of it to follow as soon as I knock out the editing.

@bozncsurf had some questions on how much my height changed along the way. Here is the run down of the center hub to fender measurements I have made along the way.

I did not take measurements before I put in the drawers or fridge, damn should have thought of that.

My first measurements with fridge and slide (~75lbs) , and drawers (est ~160lbs) let's call it 250lbs. This is all with a 1/2 tank of gas.

FL 18 3/4"
FR 19"
RL 19 1/8"
RR 19 5/8"

That gave it a rake on the driver side of 3/8" and passenger side of 1/2". Based on that I bet that gear squatted it about 1" in the rear.

Measurements after a @sleeoffroad 2.5" medium lift with UCAs and diff drop. I set the front at 1" rake not knowing what the bumper would do but hoping 1/2" or less.
FL 21"
FR 21"
RL 22" +2 7/8"
RR 22" +2 3/8"

Measurements after ARB Front Deluxe Bull Bar. Rake is now at 1 1/8"
FL 20 7/8"
FR 20 7/8"
RL 22" +2 7/8"
RR 22" +2 3/8"

Also when I was cranking the bars initially when I let it off the jack it was always pretty close to 1" higher than where it settled. A quick spin around the neighborhood and it would settle about 1". I went through about 3 or 4 adjustments before I figured everything out and got both sides to settle at the same height were I wanted them.
 
Awesome.

Great info - was surprised that the front suspension would settle 1" after a trip around the neighborhood. Def something I'll keep in mind when I having the shop install. I guess it's like anything, you have to fine tune it.

What setting did you use in the UCA? (A,b,c,etc)
 
@brizzle, you really have been busy! How are you liking the Alu-Cab tilt slide so far? I’m getting ready to order up some KISS drawers and I’d like to order a new slide at the same time (built a home-brew slide into my FJ62 but need something different this time around). Looking forward to a video (or at least some comments) on your review thus far.

May have to drive down to Charlottesville with a 12-pack and check it out myself...:beer:
 
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