Bulkhead connectors are pretty common. For the easiest install find the ones with pigtails attached on both sides. The result is no need installing the pins and no need for a special tool. No need to buy the expensive aircraft quality. Do a Google search for "bulkhead connectors with pigtails". I ha...

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Coolers:
The way it was.
Tranny cooler and a Power steering cooler mockup below
I think the Tranny cooler was a salvage yard Ford unit?
Steering unit was new from Summit.

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So happy to see this thread revived! Love the updates/changes you're doing to Wilson. Man that's a ton of stuff you carry! On the trans cooler, weren't there several smaller ones on there? And now it looks like you have one of the Tru-Cool coolers/V10 Super Duty coolers? Todd Z. === = I remember I ...

Good morning! Sound reduction has come a long way in this Wilson. putting the sound deadening material on the floor did a lot. Magnaflow built an exhaust system using their X Mod muffler and a second, small muffler (because I told them I didn't want to hear the engine). The result is a system that ...

Have fun with the new stuff. Sound reduction. Good luck * The design of a fully caged truck results is a lot of sound that cannot be defeated. * I suspect a full exhaust setup with exit out the back would help a lot. The exhaust should be soft mounted with proper OEM like supports which is something...

Is that the same Trutrac that is currently installed?

The # 19-250 requires a new gauge as it wont work with stock fuel gauge, meaning a new dash setup. The result is a chance to build a whole new instrument cluster. However one still needs a supply and return for to deal with fuel flow. On Wilson there is an access plate in the floor to R&R of the exi...

Now that I have transitioned to late model (18 and 21) all my relays have the diode. I usually use an external one because I have an inventory of relays without the diode.
Regarding circuit breakers . Buy form a known brand rather than Amazon and get better quality.

Mounts:
My 72 had a CB mounted to the roof
My 96 had a dual band under the passenger seat and its screen on the dash.
My 21Jeep has a CB and a VHF mounted on a rack next to the roof.

So no days GMRS is what most folks are migrating to.
Now I have a mobile CB, Mobile VHF and two Boefeng handhelds that deal with all the bands.
The handhelds are great for spotter duties on just monitoring the race when walking around.
Also there is a big crowd using mobile GMRS.

I would love to get a all band all mode radio that would be in the 100-200 watt range, but most antennas that will cover 25mhz to 500mhz don't look to durable for off road. That's the problem with multi-band antennas. We designed a great dual band (VHF / UHF) antenna years ago but have been hesitan...

Always looking for education on antennas. To many of them out there to digest all the hype.
Steve,
Does Rugged have VHF/UHF gain comparisons for antennas and their location.

in the old days my buddy used a Toughbook and it worked fine with the built in GPS wan antenna. Now days both the offerings from Lowrance and Garmin all have internal antennas and they work great inside a metal truck. Lowrance is not a good product due to lack of map support. However Lowrance is gre...

Wilson Truck Comments - The ABS kit was not one of my great ideas. They worked ok after a bunch of tweaking. Looks like Steve is making it more conventional. My decision for ABS was the significant increase in line pressure versus stock. Oh well. Yes it is a 7000 # rig and needs really good brakes. ...

It is gone and after selling I thought how could I make the build easier. Most troublesome and difficult was AC and motor cooling. * I wish I would have started with a Explorer motor setup and a fiberglass hood that was plenty High in front over the PS reservoir. (Choice was a Mustang motor) * The c...

Times are changing pretty quickly. Many new compressors out there and it seems they are nearly equal to the high price traditional ones with the same reliability with better performance. Now days a low flow locker compressor with 100psi output go for 50 to 100 dollars. About a quarter of the price o...

I used them on my 96 build. Worked good except for weak parking brake.
Steve G. what do you say about Wilson rear brakes?