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**LockDoc** · 09-14-2015, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Jbsweezy

Nice, That will look pretty clean. I just was going back through the rest of this post and was no joke considering attaching a winch to the floor since I have the same incline issue and no one to help me out. Now it's definitely going to happen ha ha.

It is a life saver for sure.

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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Looks good, have a great trip and a great time. Zero roadside time...lol

Had a good time and "Almost" no problems....Will post more on that later...

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Originally Posted by 69Tom

Love that thing. Looks great Leon.

Thanks Tom.

LockDoc

**LockDoc** · 09-14-2015, 10:46 PM

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Well, Pat and I had pretty much an uneventful 590 mile trip with the Panel until we got 7 miles from home.... Running I-80 at 70-75 mph through Iowa and pulled off at our exit, bumped the brights on and when I got down close to the stop sign I turned the turn signal on to turn right and POOF, everything shut down and I mean EVERYTHING! Engine quit, all of the lights went out, no power steering, and no power brakes. Luckily there were street lights at the intersection so I could see to pull off to the side. Got out my trouble light and started checking things out. Well, it seems that in my infinite wisdom I had powered everything in the electrical system through a 10ga wire with a 30 amp fuse..... DUH!!! I made sure everything was turned off, put the lights back on dim, replaced the fuse and made it the rest of the way home. Looks like I will have to go back to the drawing board on this one and figure out how to split things up. Just glad it didn't happen on the interstate at 70 mph...

We had a great time at the All Truck Nationals in KC, MO. Met up with some old friends and made some new ones.

LockDoc

**LockDoc** · 09-14-2015, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Hopefully the problems were an easy fix

It was. It just took me a long time to finish the post so I missed you guys comments until I posted it...

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Originally Posted by oldertruckfan

I just wanted to point out that I saw this truck up close this last weekend and I was impressed! Leon, excellent work.

My son thought that you did a great job on it also!

Thanks Eric & thank your son also.

LockDoc

09-14-2015, 10:46 PM	#2
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 26,101	Re: I Picked This Up Yesterday - Well, Pat and I had pretty much an uneventful 590 mile trip with the Panel until we got 7 miles from home.... Running I-80 at 70-75 mph through Iowa and pulled off at our exit, bumped the brights on and when I got down close to the stop sign I turned the turn signal on to turn right and POOF, everything shut down and I mean EVERYTHING! Engine quit, all of the lights went out, no power steering, and no power brakes. Luckily there were street lights at the intersection so I could see to pull off to the side. Got out my trouble light and started checking things out. Well, it seems that in my infinite wisdom I had powered everything in the electrical system through a 10ga wire with a 30 amp fuse..... DUH!!! I made sure everything was turned off, put the lights back on dim, replaced the fuse and made it the rest of the way home. Looks like I will have to go back to the drawing board on this one and figure out how to split things up. Just glad it didn't happen on the interstate at 70 mph... We had a great time at the All Truck Nationals in KC, MO. Met up with some old friends and made some new ones. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 - Last edited by LockDoc; 09-14-2015 at 11:01 PM.



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