Build The great Stoffel (HJ61 build)

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Mr Tibbs said:
Well, I don't want straight black. I think I need to break it up a bit. I was thinking something similar to this:
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I can't be the first to think of doing it in red to match the turbo decals, can I?

Or matched to the bumpers/sliders...

Dan
 
I've been considering how to solve the always-on memory drains for my HJ too. In conversations with the tech reps at Solar Converters I was told that their:

24-12v Converters cannot use the common chassis ground (this becomes a problem with trailer lighting and some radios).
24-12v Equalizers can use the common chassis ground.
24-12v Equalizers cannot be used to charge a 3rd 12v battery in parallel with the low side.
An additional 12v alternator charging a 3rd 12v battery can share the common chassis ground.

The only solutions I can see are adding a 3rd 12v battery with a completely independent charging system, either solar panels, intermittent shore power, or an additional 12v alternator, and having a separate complete wiring loom for the 12v.

Or, adding 2 additional 12v batteries in series with each other for 24v and have them charged from the original 24v alternator with an isolator or switch, then using a 24-12v Solar Equalizer to tap the low battery in the spare bank. This seems the best path but is expensive and heavy and would take up a lot of room in the cabin.
 
DanS HJ-45 said:
I can't be the first to think of doing it in red to match the turbo decals, can I?

Or matched to the bumpers/sliders...

Dan
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I have thought about that, but I have given the wife so much crap over her choice of color for her bumpers that I'm not sure I can do that! Lol Then again that was red on gold, not red on black! Lol Pic for reference:

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60Works said:
I've been considering how to solve the always-on memory drains for my HJ too. In conversations with the tech reps at Solar Converters I was told that their:

24-12v Converters cannot use the common chassis ground (this becomes a problem with trailer lighting and some radios).
24-12v Equalizers can use the common chassis ground.
24-12v Equalizers cannot be used to charge a 3rd 12v battery in parallel with the low side.
An additional 12v alternator charging a 3rd 12v battery can share the common chassis ground.

The only solutions I can see are adding a 3rd 12v battery with a completely independent charging system, either solar panels, intermittent shore power, or an additional 12v alternator, and having a separate complete wiring loom for the 12v.

Or, adding 2 additional 12v batteries in series with each other for 24v and have them charged from the original 24v alternator with an isolator or switch, then using a 24-12v Solar Equalizer to tap the low battery in the spare bank. This seems the best path but is expensive and heavy and would take up a lot of room in the cabin.
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Are you having issues with dead batteries?? I have not run into an issue yet with a dead battery in my vehicle even after five days of inactivity. The wife let her BJ71 sit for almost two weeks and we had to jump it but that is the only issue we have had yet.

I was having a similar discussion with Kurt of Cruiser Outfitters today and he has issues with his vehicles that he leaves unattended for a month or so at a time. He seems to think that without having the converter constantly on the dead battery would not occur, but that means you would have to find a go around for anything that requires memory settings. Maybe the 24 volt guys have an idea of what needs to be done!:meh:
 
Mr Tibbs said:
Are you having issues with dead batteries?? I have not run into an issue yet with a dead battery in my vehicle even after five days of inactivity. The wife let her BJ71 sit for almost two weeks and we had to jump it but that is the only issue we have had yet.

I was having a similar discussion with Kurt of Cruiser Outfitters today and he has issues with his vehicles that he leaves unattended for a month or so at a time. He seems to think that without having the converter constantly on the dead battery would not occur, but that means you would have to find a go around for anything that requires memory settings. Maybe the 24 volt guys have an idea of what needs to be done!:meh:
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I have had battery issues, and in less than 2 weeks of sitting. There are a couple of compromising contributors that, if I resolved them, would likely solve most of my problems. First is the Japanese installed HID headlights which are tapped off the low battery directly to their transformer. The second is the low quality batteries it came with. (Sorry, Steve, but you know it's true. :oops: ) And also that I've let said batteries deep cycle twice now. Jumping a 24v can be a challenge if you're in a hurry and don't have another 24v vehicle handy.

Like Kurt, I expect to leave the vehicle unattended for weeks at a time. Disconnecting the batteries works for long term storage but for regular use I would like to leave the main batteries for starting only and have a back up as well as run a few constant drain accessories like a refrigerator and an alarm. (Yes, I'm paranoid but I've been stranded a couple of times.) This thread has the best information I've seen so far about how to run 12v accessories on our diesels:

Solar Converter - Final Setup.

Stone's set up works great except it limits the power you can pull off the low battery to 20 amps and has some vulnerabilities if part of it is disconnected then reattached (like a mechanic disconnecting the battery to work on the vehicle).

Jason's rack looks fantastic BTW. How tall did you make the rear mounts to clear the high roof?
 
Mr Tibbs said:
I have thought about that, but I have given the wife so much crap over her choice of color for her bumpers that I'm not sure I can do that! Lol Then again that was red on gold, not red on black! Lol Pic for reference:

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Mrs Tibbs needs some matching sliders....

J
 
This morning I swapped out the shot clutch slave cylinder (thanks again Kurt!), and Stoffel is now back in action!

Aaaaaannnndddddddd, what is this that arrived this week??!!:clap::grinpimp::clap:

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Mr Tibbs said:
This morning I swapped out the shot clutch slave cylinder (thanks again Kurt!), and Stoffel is now back in action!

Aaaaaannnndddddddd, what is this that arrived this week??!!:clap::grinpimp::clap:

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Score!! Did you get it from Adam (@Box Rocket)? Awesome tent and service from that man!

J
 
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Mr Tibbs said:
This morning I swapped out the shot clutch slave cylinder (thanks again Kurt!), and Stoffel is now back in action...
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My pleasure, pretty painless repair considering that is an AISIN replacement, exact as oem :cool: Thanks Again!
 
SNOW DAY!!! I went to work this morning and promptly turned around and came home. Snow+wind+Utah drivers= my 1.5 hour to the jobsite would have taken at least half a day. Instead I came home and tried to get something done on Stoffel! But, 20F temps and wind that is normal for Wyoming didn't make that easy. All I got done was installing the LED light bar on the new rack, and that 15 minute job took about an hour with all of the warm up breaks I took! Anywho, I think it looks pretty sharp up there! I did swap out some of the supplied hardware for hex head SST bolts and used medium duty thread locker to at least slow down any potential thievery. I hope to have it wired up in the next month or so if it will ever warm up a bit here! Thoughts??

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