Finishing the Instrument Panel for the Rollback Truck
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ย. 2024
- See part one here: • Building an Instrument...
We finish up the instrument panel with some help from our viewers!
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That's a beautiful instrument panel! It looks much better than the factory one and is much easier to service! Excellent job, as always! Thanks for showing us!
I agree. It looks really good.
Really nice makeover for the gauge cluster. Looks better than new.
Thank you. I did scratch the hell out of the panel, but at least it works...
It is good you have a video of what you did for the next person who may own this. It looks 100% better than what we saw initially. Keep those wiring diagrams you came up with and put them in a folder because you know aftermarket gauges are not always the best in the reliability department and you will (or someone will) have to replace 1 or more sooner or later. I'm looking at the older videos because you have them. *Honestly, I was glad it was not my headache by the time you finished.*
VDO are generally very reliable gauges
Nice clean job there Wes, and one benefit is it's a low mileage truck, not even out of warranty.
Yep. It's like Christine, but slightly less haunted.
The back of that panel is almost prettier than the display side. Nice work!
I am a new subscriber, and there are several things I really like: first you do things right, no half-assing anything, second you seem to have a lot of knowledge across many areas, third you make things much better almost like a restoration, except paint....ha ha
👍If the factory would have done it that way it'd still be workn. Nicely done as always!
Yeah it would have been nice. The factory was no doubt prepping for the computerized engines that came in the next model year.
VDO was used by Leyland DAF in the UK. They rarely go wrong, it was always the board, and misdiagnosed as the speedo. Great finish to the dash, looks better than OEM.
Dynahoe is a great name, for anything.
:D
Very nice job.
Nice clean install. Looks much better than the factory gauges.
Beautiful work mate! 👍
That's a nice looking gauge panel.
Wes..this is how humanity should work..borrow something and say a big thank you with a little extra effort..Echip are class folks and you loaning a tool was classy as well..and never met the folks besides a text and a video or 3...amazing in this day and age of greed and selfishness..well done..
Great work on the dash - looks better than original by a factor of about 10.
That's the way all instrument panels ought to look like.
Looks Good to Me! You make great looking looms.
Nice work. Simple setup . 👌
That was amazing! A sharpie on those screws would make them blend even better even though you said looks mean nothing to you then made a gorgeous panel..
Would sharpie adhere to the old rusty screws though. 😁
Thumbs up 👍 good setup thanks for sharing.
I'm just getting around to watching you're older videos. Very impressive work on that dashboard. I really like how you aren't afraid to tackle tough or complicated jobs.
looks great Wes. wiring cleaned up nicely and looks factory.
Thanks! There's only so much I can do with the rats nest, but it came out OK.
@@WatchWesWork _Came out OK_ is quite an understatement if I may say so. There must be some British in you somewhere in your past to make statements like that. 😲
Your patience continues to amaze me great 👍 job as usual!!!
Looks factory. Takes a whole lot of skill to make this work like you did
Thanks!
Just like everything else I've seen you do -Outstanding Work!
Famous last words "if I ever rebuild my" . I small roll or 5 of electric tape not to tight on the buzzer will put it in line. You could hook up a volume control on the buzzer also as long as it does not turn it all the way down, then it would not meet the rule for the air tanks to scream in your head if they leak out. Good job.
Nice that it all works and it should really raise that trucks value now that it has a Peterbilt style dash. :-)
Funny since Peterbilts are always advertised with "Corvette Style" dashes.
@@WatchWesWork Sting ray style dash 63-67 😁
Great workmanlike solution.
Nice work on the instrument panel bro very cleverly done.
Master craftsman Wes. Regards Paul. U.k
Back in the good old days when you could order stuff and it actually arrived in a timely fashion. Good times.
Wes, it's 2 yeas since you posted this but I'm hoping you read it as it's about crimping miles and AMP connector pins.
There's on the crimp end of the pins there's two sets of two "ear/tabs" that bend over when you crimp them.
You're supposed to crimp the two larger ones at the end over the insulation.
The inner two over the bare wire.
That's so over time vibration doesn't cause individual wire strands to break off at the crimping.
Yes that does happen.
I've installed hundreds of connector pins over the 38 years I've repaired, restored and built arcade and pinball games.
One of the most common wire related problems I've encountered is wires broken at pins due to people or factories improperly crimping pins.
Williams pinball games were famous for that issue.
Ooh, after to crimp a pin on always hold the wire with one hand and with the pin in your other hand give it a tug to make sure your crimp was tight before you install it in the connector.
Nice work Wes. Came out looking neat and tidy. Almost too good for an old work truck. LOL
I personally, never doubted you. I knew you could do it. When I first saw you with the crane, I thought you were an enthusiest. You have proven yourself to be an expert. You are better than me and I am considered by many as pretty good. (I kept my Audi going. Had to pull the front end (Lock Carrier) off and remove the power steering pump and the throttle body off to get the after run electric coolant pump out. The top turned yellow and burst. I got the new pump in and drove the car for another 4 years.) So, you are an expert in my opinion.
That dash cluster you made Wes Looks way Cleaner Then The Orginal Dash Cluster @Watch Wes Work
Rats Nest Cleaned Up Super Nice with that New wire Connector @Watch Wes Work
Thank you again Wess very nice work. Maybe some black pan head screws.
Very nice fabricating Wes, you pay attention to detail, which is a rare thing these days. God Bless.
Great video! I've learned a boatload of info from seeing this done. This was an ambitious project. And it does look better than the original panel.Thanks for this video. Very helpful to those of us who drive yesteryear trucks.
Thanks. I shudder to think how many hours I have wrapped up in this.
@@WatchWesWork The shudder was cause by a cold wind blowing through. 🤭
Looks nicer then factory gauges dude!
Now that's impressive work.
Great job, and great looking dash.
Thanks for sharing.
Great job on cluster very impressive
I always watch your videos. I like that you tell us what you are trying to accomplish. The videos are very well thought out and informative. Keep up the good job. Ken
Nice job. Thanks for sharing
Nice job Wes - and a fascinating project.
I enjoy, watch Wes drive. Love to hear you going through the gears. To bad it wasn’t a screaming Detroit Diesel. Those are my favorite engines.
That old instrument panel can go eat dirt, the new one works mint! And looks good too.
Wonderful job, glad to see everything works fine. It is now more solid like it came out of the factory. VDO are used in Mercedes Benz cars for ions, so are a quality product.
I hope they are good for what they cost. Spendy little suckers.
You did a great job on this.
I think I could probably build a rocket ship if I had about half of your knowledge. That was fun to watch, thanks!
that's a slick gauge setup
I work at a rental store and we have an International 466DTE rollback. Kinda similar to the one in the vlog as far as the bed goes. It's always had stupid electrical computer problems. Yeah, I have a separate switch for the headlights and switch for the marker lights. Every time we get a problem fixed, I mention to our mechanic just say it must have had a brake problem and it rolled off side of a hill. One of these days.......
An International with electrical issues. That's a first...
Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing.
I found and enjoyed a whole bunch. They make a decal that peels off and stick to your speed indicator and it will translate it to canada miles per hour and the actual mileage will just be america, canada is part of america so it's kinda right/LOL. Gotta agree with you on all points on steel decks. Wood might eventually break or rot but totally safer. Your the man!!
Brilliant
Job well done.
Excellent job Wes!!! Looking forward to the driving video on your trip (if there is one coming that is).
My cousins, Juan and Michelle, who are building up a '64 GMC bus into an RV, and whom Bus Grease Monkey visited, built a new panel for their bus and the speedo/odo head runs off GPS. :-) It was also customized with the name of their bus, Rocinante. :-) This is a way nice job and I love how neat you work.
I saw that BGM trip. He had the crazy solar setup.
@@WatchWesWork And I was the guy driving around the '35 Model B. 😁
Wes, Great Job!
Awesome job
Nice work Wes thanks for sharing 👍🇦🇺
Nice work Wes! Thanks for the ride!
I had the same issues presenting in an old Kenworth T600B (intermittent rev counter and speedo) and it turned out to be as simple as a dirty/corroding fuse (fuse panel was right down by the driver’s dirty boots)
Excellent work! I like the way the wires are numbered; I've just rewired a tractor and the colours are very difficult to distinguish especially indoors where the light is less than optimal. Keep up the good work.
Yeah, the sunlight tends to fade them all to the same color over time.
That sure is a cold-blooded beast. The temp meter barely came off the peg.
She warms up when you put a load on her and make her work.
Nice job on the cluster. looks very good and seems to work well. i would love to have a tandem axle roll back....might even be a rollback project coming up in a video soon.
It's handy as a shirt pocket. The only real issue with it is the height. I can't really haul anything over 9'6". That and I can't really haul that much weight thanks to the bridge law here in Illinois. 23,000 lbs is all I can put on it legally. The truck is built to handle 30,000 lbs.
Very nice!!!!!
excellent work wes, I think I would have skipped the turn signal buzzer function, the blinking green lights are indicator enough. Lots of info in this one, thanks.
That was a huge cluster f*ck glad you got it figured out !
Top job
Great video! Thanks so much for the info!! Maybe you could put a timer circuit on that buzzer for the turn signal circuit? 5 or 10 second delay?
nice job!
Accelerates just like my old diesel Landcruiser 0-100 (0-60) in about 25 minutes!
If the winds are favourable.
I think the panel turned out great. What else do you need.
Loved the viewer mail. Nice way to say thanks.
A drop of silicone in the centre of the beeper, thats what we did at work.
Zero to 55 miles per hour in just 92 seconds! :)
Empty...
@@WatchWesWork yeah, but it's a neat truck! Owning one of these is sadly way to expensive here 😕
Split and expanded. Strange having it as the surface on a flat bed. Really nice truck, though.
Looks great, nice job looks like you could use a clutch pedal cover
German viewer here: Thats a german word/surname (means "lawn"). And youre right! Your way of pronouncing "Wiese" is the correct one. 12:41
Awesome video btw.
I think I am getting a little too excited about that panel. That's how they SHOULD look.
Another great solution. It’s a shame you couldn’t get a speedo that better matched the capability of the vehicle but that’s just a cosmetic detail (be sure to take video of the time you exceed 100 mph; that should sound great as well). I’m a fan of things that work without computers. It’s kinda funny but I used to date a girl named Anna Logg, LOL. 😎👍
nice job 😊👍
i would have bought different buzzers and beepers for the different things
Yes your buzzer needs a gag order.
Does everything work right the first time for you.
I still like hour meters.
I liked the converter tach box too.
Thank you
I find things often work the first time, they just don't work correctly...
Dash looks great, I think I would add a time delay relay in the turn signal alarm circuit.
That would be kind of hard to implement. I would need a different switch with a momentary contact and some logic to allow the signal to stay on longer if needed and for the 4 way flashers.
@@WatchWesWork ok, myself I would rather have no alarm than havig to listen to it every time I turned on the turn signal
@@imysteryman A very small piece of C4 can cure that annoying turn signal noise. 🤭
Some foam rubber and a kids Sox will quell some of that noise
Nice!!
Too bad RadioShack went out of business, I picked up some 9 or 12 pin molex connectors when the local one went out of business...same ones Fadal used for the axes connectors.
McMaster Carr actually sells them pretty cheap. Haas uses them for everything.
Take the turn signals off that buzzer other wise awesome job
Nice job on the instrument cluster. Did I notice you using a Swiss Army knife to open that box? If so it made me chuckle. I have been carrying one for 30 years and won’t be without one.
Yep. A Victorinox Officier Suisse. I never go anywhere without it! I do lose them from time to time. I donated at least one to the TSA when I forgot to remove it from my pocket at the airport. This particular one I dropped into a cooling duct on the electrical cabinet of a CNC lathe. The owner was cleaning some fans and found it. He nicely mailed it back to me I've been carrying it since (almost 3 years now).
Forgot to mention that my brother's having a new panel put in his '70's vintage Beechcraft Baron. All the engine instruments will feed back to the panel via Cat 5 cable. :-) I'll see if I can get pics of before and after when he gets it done.
Nice.
@@WatchWesWork It will be. 12 EGT probes all glass panel and Bluetooth so he can use his phone or iPad if a display goes out.😁
Those buzzers are designed to operate on 5 volts. When you over run them on 12 volts they are too loud and don't last very long. You need to calculate a series resistor.
Some connectors (2...14) pin ,good qualit relay (not Chinese) ,switches You can find at car junkyard with wires, and save time and money
When you say dynahoe It makes me wonder what model it was, Currently we have 2 190-4 series Dynahoes, they both run 4-53 Detroit and are massive, 30inch rear bucket. and the one loader is set with forks, it can lift 5000lbs easy.
13:50 you sound a bit jealous, but I bet this truck doesn't have a shiny new dashboard! :)
Great job, but are the RPM’s high?
You'd have been far better off to have used the old connectors clipping the wires from the back of the old panel at the items mounted on it and installing them into that strip you mounted.
Way cheaper and easier.
The old connectors were Amp brand.
I have the pin removal tools for both of them as well as the crimpers.
Your new style crimpers are better tho.
Man ive crimped those things manually with regular crimpers its a nightmare
Wes, you probably already put in a new thermostat (just to make sure it’s running as cool as it indicated before - haha). So how is all you’ve done to the truck (since you got it) holding up?
Either your water temp gauge isn't working right or the thermostat is stuck open.
Dude, you are in my neighborhood here. What were you doing in East Peoria on 116? Did you buy it here?