Had to find a way to mount the lenses for the eyes so I found these plastic plugs made some holes so I could bondo them in place a couple of stainless steel bolts will hold the lenses in place in order to drill the hole in the right place I placed the lens in its proper position and then drilled through from behind through the green plug and into the lens got the power mirror mounts installed I used more of those plastic plugs in order to get it aligned properly I made a pattern I attached the brackets to the power mirror housing so everything is properly aligned when it gets glued in place Now I'm waiting for some electronics so I can make the circuits for my rear facing mirror mounted turn signals. That why you see an empty space under the mirrors. I want to make some sequential turn signals, like some old cougar and thunderbird cars had. I want the leds to sequentially turn on and stay on until all are on and the sequentially turn off. 10000000 11000000 11100000 11110000 11111000 11111100 11111110 11111111 01111111 00111111 00011111 00001111 00000111 00000011 00000001 00000000 I made a basic timing circuit useing a 555 timer a 4017 decade counter some 3904 transistors a capacitor some leds and some resistors to make 10 leds flash sequentially. not quite what I want but I need an 8 bit shift register to keep the lights turned on and some orange leds so I'm waiting on ebay to send me some stuff. heres a video of the current circuit running
Test fit I found the passenger side mirror was a little rounded on top so I flattened it down a bit need to make the rear facing turn signals for the mirrors so I got some aluminum and drilled it for a bunch of leds I cut out the piece of circuit board I needed In order to make sure the leds line up I inserted the leds in the circuit board and then placed it all in the drilled aluminum bar then each led gets soldered to the board then certain leads get cut so they can be joined the cut leads get bent over and joined and its on to the next row a video of the completed circuit, still waiting for an 8 bit static shift register body works pretty much finished now, a bit of spot putty and they'll be ready for paint and some more bling for Dirty Deeds
Cool Dave I saw a Top Gear the other day where Brian was cruising around California in a 1930's Alfa Romeo 8C. On the home front Phil had a charity Ferrari meet the other day down in Tauranga, he had 2 of his cars on show but only after the crowds were asking "where's Phil?", he arrived in his helicopter. I found a video a while back of the early days featuring the original singer - no, not Bon - Dave Evans. Can forward it to you if you like. Still waiting to see a pic of you in the OZ tour shirt I found you
That is true seeing as only one led is on at a time right now but once I get a static 8 bit shift register there will be anywhere from 0-8 leds on at a time and each led has the potential to draw 80 mw and their probably 1/4 watt resistors so ultimately I will need to use multiple resistors.
I just found out that Tremclad (in the USA Rustoleum) now makes a semi gloss clear coat so I will probably paint Dirty Deeds again this summer so I can clear coat it.
As you can see I have switched primer colors, that is a good sign as it means I have finished with the rasps & files and 60 grit sand paper and have progressed through 100 & 150 grit. I switch colors so I can see how deep I am sanding. If I sand to much the brown will start to show through the gray indicating I should stop sanding in that area. I like to finish with the gray as I find it has more of a gloss finish than the brown so I can see imperfections better. The brown is good for rough work as imperfections are bigger and easier to see. I ordered some 12 volt amber leds since I have used them before and was pretty sure I could separate the led assembly from the holder I made a backing plate for the leds and drilled some holes to mount them. I went with this style of led so I could disperse the light over the lens so I end up with 12 leds per lens to disperse the light So now a sanding with 400 & 600 grit paper and I'll just be waiting for my 8 bit static shift registers so I can complete the circuits for the rear facing turn signals. I also ordered some resistors from the same company on the same day and they arrived on friday so hopefully the shift registers are close.
I finally got the computer chip I was waiting for so I could complete the circuit for my mirror turn signals so heres a video
Like I previously said I finally got the computer chip I needed to make my circuit. Its the big sucker that says CD4034BE on it. I probably actually got it a few weeks ago but then walleye season opened so I had to go catch a few of them so now I have finally got the time to make a permanent version of the prototype I had built. what a f*ing nightmare, its just the most basic of circuit boards, their are no tracts on it so I have to make every connection manually, so in alot of cases 2, 3, 4 or more adjacent solder points have been connected together on the back of the board by filling in the space between the adjacent solder points with extra solder. Its not pretty but it worked....... I'm actually very surprised that 2 adjacent points that should not connect never did, its a real nightmare in the back here but when I first powered it up I found I had not added the resistor I needed to the timer so I soldered it in place and then it fired right up I am shocked but I did use alot of magnification when working on it and then inspecting it so I got lucky. I was pretty prepared to see smoke coming off of something when I powered it up. overall pic of the circuit, I still have to add a couple relays so this one board can control both left and right turn signals but overall its pretty complete. Their is one extra plug I have added to the board so I can sequence the turn signal leds in the windshield visor to the same timing as the mirror signals. Currently the windshield visor leds just blink on and off like regular turn signals I did change from a 1uf capacitor to a 2.2uf capacitor to slow down the speed a little bit so heres a video of the soldered circuit running one of the turn signals
Looking at the wiring diagram for the turn signals I can see that the turn signal switch does not put out a constant 12 volt signal, the switch receives a blinking signal which is not going to help me as I do need a constant signal so I'm going to have to modify the circuit. I could have just added a second turn signal flasher and used one for left turn signals and the other for right turn signals but then they might not be synchronized when the hazard lights are on. By adding a couple of relays to complete the circuit I don't compromise the timing for hazard signals. Now I can tap pin #3 of each relay for my signal to my new digitally sequenced mirror and windshield visor leds.
Well it has been a while since I have been around. Some of you may think my mom is sick again but she is fine. I have just been really busy since I went back to college to take their motive power technicians course. 8 months of courses 4 month work co op 4 more months of courses and I get my apprentice papers. 2 more years of work experience and I can write my mechanics exam. So far I have a high 80's - 90% average and 99% in my electronics course. So Dirty Deeds finally got its skulls and some more bling just to make it shiny in case your wondering the bumper sticker says How am I Driving ? Dial: 1-800-F**K-OFF And since I'm going to be a mechanic I thought it would be a good idea to keep up with the latest and GREATEST technology so I went and got a HYBRID .........okay its almost as ugly as the Nissan cube but I'm just interested in the HYBRID technology its a 2001 Prius but has a 2010 battery so the guy included the old battery which has 1 week cell.
It just sits there and looks good in the driveway :thumbsup: and farther back behind the 2 rav4's is my All Trac. Once I get rid of the 2 rav4"s I can line up all 3 Celica's in a row
I need that rear window louver!!!!!! Where did you find it? Ill trade you..... I dunno. Something awesome for it lol!
lol, i found one in the yard here in oregon and i did find a site to buy those new......... loving the car man.