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Ohio, if it's not a problem I would love to see the pics as well as post link. Thanks also for the pics of the Sirius/XM antenna and GPS. That's the spot I was thinking for GPS, but hadn't thought to pair it up nicely alongside the Sirius antenna. If it works without signal loss then that's a great spot.
I forgot I mentioned *other* install links. Whoops.
Well today, got my tranny tube bolted to the side of the block, exhaust pipe bolted to the manifolds and my torque converter nuts tighten down. Doing the torque nuts was bit of a pain. Couldn't seem to get a good bite on them through the access hole on the side of the block. So I took an old wrench and bent it so that I could get to them from the bottom. Worked great, just used a bigger wrench on the 14mm wrench for leverage and a large screwdriver to keep the engine from turning.
Well today, got my tranny tube bolted to the side of the block, exhaust pipe bolted to the manifolds and my torque converter nuts tighten down. Doing the torque nuts was bit of a pain. Couldn't seem to get a good bite on them through the access hole on the side of the block. So I took an old wrench and bent it so that I could get to them from the bottom. Worked great, just used a bigger wrench on the 14mm wrench for leverage and a large screwdriver to keep the engine from turning.
I've made/modified a number of "special" tools over the years. Trouble is, when I find one floating around in the toolbox years later, i can't remember why in the heck I made it in the first place!
Holy Cow! Someone that flush cuts their tie wraps!
I do the same exact thing. I can't stand catching the sharp edge of a ziptie on the back of my hand from a poorly trimmed ziptie lol, it's quite aggravating.
Thanks. I appreciate the kind words. The satellite receiver (and a Chromecast) is mounted under the removable panel like so:
I had to (very carefully) drill a 1/2" hole in the well under the screw cover/trim where the antenna is mounted in order to get the connector through.
Those slots you see in the pic below hide the light sensor for the automatic headlights.
Below are a few close-up shots of the deck.
In this one, you can see that I lucked out in not having to lower the deck any. Even 1mm higher, and the face would not have closed.
I originally thought about swapping locations with my alarm LED (in the other screw cover), as that spot is between the wipers and unobscured. I was concerned the wiper blade might interfere with the signal, but there've been no issues to date.
Well, first you need to have an HDMI input. Then you have to use the mobile hotspot on a cell phone for the WiFi connection, and set up the Chromecast using a laptop connected to the same hotspot. Once this is done, you can cast from your phone to the Chromecast -- Netflix, YouTube, Play Music... There's a full list of apps HERE. You just have to have the hotspot active any time you want to cast (which tends to eat up your battery). There *should* be a way to use the WiFi "guest" mode on the CC, but I haven't spent much time investigating this.
EDIT: Oh yeah.... Others could connect via "guest" mode, but the CC *still* needs to be connected to a WiFi network (i.e. the one you set it up on, and i.e. your hotspot) to work in the first place.
Andy
Last edited by OhioLariat; 01-16-2017 at 08:09 PM.
I do the same exact thing. I can't stand catching the sharp edge of a ziptie on the back of my hand from a poorly trimmed ziptie lol, it's quite aggravating.
I would suspend my techs if I cut my hands on tie wraps. I had 2 rules when running crews. No blood on the carpet was first. Second, you're fired before you hit the ground.
Well, first you need to have an HDMI input. Then you have to use the mobile hotspot on a cell phone for the WiFi connection, and set up the Chromecast using a laptop connected to the same hotspot. Once this is done, you can cast from your phone to the Chromecast -- Netflix, YouTube, Play Music... There's a full list of apps HERE.
Andy
Well I'm out of the running then. I am pretty aureole don't have an hdmi input. Lol
01-16-2017, 04:09 PM
