USB1.JPG
1389 hits | 101.41 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
Among other electrical mods, I'd like to have an in-dash USB power socket. So I'm adding a fuse to ...

USB2.JPG
780 hits | 88.74 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
The buss bar that feeds position 23 is key-switched, which is what I need. So I've added a bottom t...

USB3.JPG
735 hits | 78.03 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
The fuse block is fairly easy to access: pull one 7mm screw, slide the box in & down, and rotate for...

USB4.JPG
933 hits | 86.12 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
I took apart a cigar socket USB adapter & found the guts fit here perfectly. So I soldered some wir...

USB5.JPG
935 hits | 86.48 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
I scavenged some plastic from a junkyard dash & used it to make a mounting plate, then screwed it to...

USB6.JPG
850 hits | 77.57 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
After checking the position with a pilot hole, and then dremeling the rough size/shape, I finished t...

USB8.JPG
992 hits | 85.44 KB | Posted: 9/24/11
This is a RadioShack 6A SPDT center-off switch, and it now controls the USB power. Up for battery (...

Idle1.JPG
792 hits | 88.07 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
I chopped a PCM connector from a gasser, and pulled all the terminals out as pigtails. I've already...

Idle2.JPG
844 hits | 82.49 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
I had this old rotary DP4T switch in my junkpile, and it's perfect for this application. The 2 pole...

Idle3.JPG
752 hits | 77.61 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
The LtGreen ground wire is soldered to both poles (center). The Pk wire is soldered to the 2nd & 4t...

Idle4.JPG
936 hits | 87.55 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
The Pk & DG wires are routed with some others that I'm installing at the same time, then under the c...

Idle5.JPG
671 hits | 88.18 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
It's pretty easy to fish the wires through.

Idle6.JPG
685 hits | 84.9 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
The PCM slides out & rotates for access. The target is the top row of the 2nd brown connector. I t...

Idle7.JPG
725 hits | 93.89 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
Release the 2 catches on the blue retainer, and slide it out. I took this pic after I was finished,...

Idle8.JPG
700 hits | 97.96 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
I simply pushed the new pigtail terminals into the connector - I never removed the connector from th...

Idle9.JPG
683 hits | 75.6 KB | Posted: 9/24/11
I cut a scrap of sheet metal (I think from an old PC power supply) to be my mounting plate, and scre...

Idle10.JPG
721 hits | 75.64 KB | Posted: 9/24/11
With the bezel back on, I confirmed that the shaft is centered in the opening.

It's POSSIBLE that t...

Idle11.JPG
828 hits | 83.16 KB | Posted: 9/24/11
The knob I found requires a fairly large hole (nearly the size of the plastic plate), but it's about...

Idle9.JPG
705 hits | 88.01 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
I'm not sure this is the knob that will stay here, but it works & looks OK. The hole for the knob o...

USB7Idle.JPG
868 hits | 83.71 KB | Posted: 9/7/11
This is how it looks with the high-idle switch & USB power jacks installed - nearly stock. Eventual...

USB9Idle.JPG
854 hits | 81.81 KB | Posted: 11/1/11
I finally found a gray knob in the JY and installed it. It's 180° out from the previous knob, so I ...

Idle13Knob.JPG
826 hits | 79.58 KB | Posted: 12/11/11
I got another switch panel, re-drilled the hole in it offcenter, moved the switch mounting plate in ...

Idle14Labels.JPG
881 hits | 90.33 KB | Posted: 7/16/13
I found the Brother P-Touch 2430-PC with white-on-clear high-strength adhesive tape produces near-pe...

Idle15Labels.JPG
775 hits | 80.41 KB | Posted: 7/16/13
The high idle switch is now labeled in a font very similar to the rest of the dash.

Regardless of t...

HeadlightsAll.JPG
1729 hits | 82.36 KB | Posted: 11/4/11
I plan to do the popular All-On high-beam mod, and these are the 4 common ways to do it. My truck d...

HlAll1.JPG
2729 hits | 48.57 KB | Posted: 12/13/11
I've decided to use the simple shunt with a switch for my all-on headlight mod. My first step was t...

HlAll2.JPG
2587 hits | 57.39 KB | Posted: 12/13/11
The wires on the column side of the connector don't match the diagram, OR the dash side. But I'm no...

HlAll3.JPG
2648 hits | 67.06 KB | Posted: 12/13/11
I pulled the blue terminal lock & the white contact shield, and removed the 2 terminals. I tinned t...

HlAll4.JPG
2654 hits | 58.75 KB | Posted: 12/13/11
The blue terminal lock had to be cut away for the new wires, but it works. The wire was long enough...

HlAll5ParkSplice.JPG
785 hits | 47.84 KB | Posted: 12/14/11
I also spliced onto the Park Lamp circuit for the front bumper lights.

HlAll6Switches.JPG
1183 hits | 46.82 KB | Posted: 12/14/11
These are just some switches I found in my junkpile - I'm still looking for one or 2 that I like. B...

BoostTap.JPG
880 hits | 71.8 KB | Posted: 12/11/11
To add a mechanical boost gauge, I drilled & tapped the intake plenum for a compression elbow (NAPA ...

BoostTapped.JPG
741 hits | 78.28 KB | Posted: 12/11/11
To add a mechanical boost gauge, I drilled & tapped the intake plenum for a compression elbow (NAPA ...

BoostTube.JPG
1003 hits | 90.55 KB | Posted: 12/11/11
The boost gauge tube goes through the same previously-unused grommet with the fog light wire (white)...

BoostUnder.JPG
1199 hits | 84.85 KB | Posted: 1/8/12
I'm not sure the boost gauge will stay there, so the extra hose is coiled under the dash, and I have...

MFS01.JPG
475 hits | 115.57 KB | Posted: 4/10/14
I recently noticed that the hazard switch wouldn't pop up, and that pressing it down caused a minor ...

MFS02.JPG
376 hits | 115.46 KB | Posted: 4/10/14
The only writeup I could find said that it was necessary to remove the airbag, knee bolster, & ignit...

MFS03.JPG
389 hits | 130.45 KB | Posted: 4/10/14
From below the dash, most of the column wiring goes to the big block just L of center at the top. T...

MFS04.JPG
565 hits | 128.44 KB | Posted: 4/10/14
I used this long right-angle pick to release the block from the flimsy frame, then pulled the block ...

MFS05.JPG
583 hits | 101.29 KB | Posted: 4/10/14
Up here, I pulled the cluster bezel off (releasing the cargo lamp switch plate, headlight switch con...

MFS06.JPG
578 hits | 125.99 KB | Posted: 4/10/14
With just a little finageling, the big connectors came out of the dash. This might be 20 minutes of...

MFS07.JPG
544 hits | 112.13 KB | Posted: 4/10/14
The new switch went right back in, and I reconnected it for testing before finishing the installatio...

MFS08.JPG
577 hits | 108.08 KB | Posted: 4/10/14
I used the pick again to set the shifter boot back onto the column shroud as I put the lower shroud ...

MFS09.JPG
577 hits | 118.71 KB | Posted: 4/10/14
This is as much mess as I made. It was a very quick, easy, clean job.

The solar panel in the door ...

MFS10.JPG
595 hits | 111.14 KB | Posted: 4/10/14
These are all the tools I used:
- cordless impact (1/4" hex)
- long T25 bit
- short T25 bit
- o...

MFS11.JPG
559 hits | 93.6 KB | Posted: 4/10/14
Works & looks just like it should now.