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Member ID: Reserector

Location: Laurel, MS

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1986 Nissan Pickup

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Aug 08, 2009

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Reserector’s Nissan Pickup

  • Currently 3.2545454545454 /5 Stars.
28 guestbook comments

I did my dual battery mod on 6/7/08.
I have had the switch for some time. My father bought it for the motorhome, but never used it. I finally found the perfect use for it.
I would like to have installed twin Optimas, but funds are low.

I cut , hammered drilled and welded the new battery tray from a single piece of sheet steel.
I dimpled two of the bolt holes with a ball peen hammer to keep the bolt heads away from the battery's shell. All edges were smoothed to prevent chafing of nearby harnesses.
I added a ridge made of rod to the tray to allow for the use of a GM battery clamp set-up. I was not able to find the plastic block used on GMs, so I picked up a conventional tie-down kit and used it instead.

The tray is bolted in to allow access to the harness that runs underneath it.

Last, but not least, the switch controls the GROUND connections instead of the positive connections. I actually read the instructions and diagrams, threw them aside and did it my way.
It is so much safer to run ground cables all over the place and keep positive cables short and direct.
The alternator wire still runs to battery one, as always. Battery 1 has a positive jumper to battery 2, so the alternator is essentially connected to both at all times. However, only the battery with a ground connection will charge. It may seem backwards, but think about it; it still breaks the circuit.

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Reserector's 1986 Nissan Pickup

Reserector's 1986 Nissan Pickup


Reserector's 1986 Nissan Pickup
Reserector's 1986 Nissan Pickup

Reserector's 1986 Nissan Pickup


Reserector's 1986 Nissan Pickup
Reserector's 1986 Nissan Pickup

Reserector's 1986 Nissan Pickup


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twalton0  

Posted by: twalton0

02/17/2009 07:55PM

dude... will you move my ecu? lol. i saw how you did it on mississippi mud and i need that in my life. :) awesome truck

Vdub_kid_4_life  

Posted by: Vdub_kid_4_life

02/11/2009 10:32PM

dude this truck is sick im tryin to put a prerunner lookin set up on my dads hb anyways your trucks sick later bro

wonka304  

Posted by: wonka304

10/29/2008 04:57PM

sick truck dude 5* check my tracker out sometime

kingkevin420  

Posted by: kingkevin420

08/19/2008 06:56PM

sick truck dude, like how you ketp pretty well every step of everything you did..i liek to truck..good job =)

nstotes  

Posted by: nstotes

06/08/2008 01:05PM

AWESOME!!!!!! I love whate youve done with your old hb... kinda make me jealous ;)

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Reserector

Location: Laurel, MS