***SkrapinSask from stock to layin frame***

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***SkrapinSask from stock to layin frame***
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andres629
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Nice truck! I grew up in SK (rural southern) so I know a thing or two about the winters! Haven't read through all the build yet, but plan on doing so in the not too distant future, as by B will also be my first bagged rig. But from what I did look through, clean build!
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skrapinsask
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Thanks for looking guys and great to see another SK guy on the forums! I spent some time tonight going over every bolt from the cab back and from the firewall forward to ensure no surprises in the future. It also made a light clicking i was hearing go away in the front end which happened to be some loose upper ball joint bolts. Still lots to do this summer
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skrapinsask
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Today I converted the truck to a 1 wire GM alternator and added a 6G wire lead to the battery. The bracket was simply made from some flat plate with washers and 1 bolt.
I didn't modify the factory tension bracket in any way.

Hopefully these pictures can help others do the swap

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I no longer have a check engine light or battery light on! The guy who built this alternator does a lot of custom builds for all applications and told me the oem mazda alt was probably putting out about 40 amps at idle and my new one will put out over 100!
My two 444C Viair compressors are drawing 78 amps alone

Thanks for looking guys
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baha
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Looking good, I'm really digging the new daily too!
paparoach1983 avatar
paparoach1983
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yeah man great upgrade for sure.
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skrapinsask
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Hey guys I started the sheet metal work in the engine bay this weekend. let me know what you think
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mazdawg(mikey) avatar
mazdawg(mikey)
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That new daily is sexy! And the fenderwells are comig along nicely. Really clean, and I love how you smoothed the sides
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paparoach1983
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Yeah man looking good and love the tub job
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mymmeryloss
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Looks good!
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skrapinsask
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Thanks for looking guys! Im very happy I have had the time to work on the truck! Looking forward to finishing the tubs and getting pictures up!