Harrop 2300 supercharger to Optimiser 6500

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Fuel contamination is an absolute PIA to resolve. Everything that see's fuel running through it need to be cleaned. All you need is half a teaspoon of crap fuel in the lines and it will give you issues.

[PeeBee]

I have 3 containers of diesel system cleaner arriving tomorrow/thursday, so will wait and se if that improves the outcome. Yet to check the sightglasses, have granddaughters here, mayhem abounds!

[PeeBee]

Ran the car for 2 hrs today, totally washing out any goop in the fuel system, changing out another fuel filter tomorrow then the test drive. Finished off some heat shielding on wiring loom closest to exhaust, resolved the final nightmare bolt on the DPF , all double jutted and lock title, so with luck that's sorted, dicked around with some more wiring, built a hinged tray to give me some more room around the coffee machine, made a table slide retainer for the new camping table, the table is circa 1m high which is taller than bench top height, hope this reduces back ache, big couple of days.
Tomorow the filter, might Eire up the dashcam/rear view camera camera, have a look at the new sound system with Bluetooth connectivity, see how I go it being Mother's Day!!!

[PeeBee]

Took my time yesterday and sorted out the exhaust mounting bolts, then insulation wrapped the pipe and installed high temp insulation to the wiring loom, installed the support brackets as the last task.
Swapped over the fuel filter again, fuel was a mild yellow from an original blue, probably a result of the ultra dosing with the algae killer, still had remnants of suspended solids in the fuel that released from the filter, no doubt a lot more still stuck in the filter element. Primed it up, takes around 20mins with the lift pump, fired up with minimal fuss, so continue to run it in the garage today, before venturing out any distance, just to be sure.
Contaminated fuel - dont want to go thru this again.
Installed the new car stereo, all straight forward, just the usual fiddle, installed a crappy rubber dicky antenna instead of the expensive ZCD unit - it never delivered its 'optimised' reception for the price, so I suspect the $10 unit will perform better!!

[BrazilianY60]

see how I go it being Mother's Day!!!

There was a meme going around here on Mother's Day saying something in the lines of, "In this Sunday, thank your Father for bringing you to this world, because your Mother probably wasn't even in the mood"

[PeeBee]

There was a meme going around here on Mother's Day saying something in the lines of, "In this Sunday, thank your Father for bringing you to this world, because your Mother probably wasn't even in the mood"

It was a win-win situation, I worked on the truck in total peace, and my wife got to do what she always loves doing, washing the sheets, vacuuming the floor, ironing my clothes, washing my car, cooking my dinner - SIMPLES!

I have the last 'known' item to install, the dash cam with rear camera on the POD. I stashed it in a safe place and gave up searching for it after 2 hrs - then magically it appeared from its hiding place at 11pm on Monday night. The biggest headache is going to be running the AV cable from the main unit above the windscreen to the camera on the rear of the POD. What is pleasing however is that the system designers have elected to put the system power feed from the rear camera - for once this is an easier option than from the windscreen on previous set-ups.

[BrazilianY60]

Which camera did you get?
Every now and then I feel like buying one but when I get online there are 100's of them and I think it is hard to decide between the pros and cons.

[PeeBee]

Which camera did you get?
Every now and then I feel like buying one but when I get online there are 100's of them and I think it is hard to decide between the pros and cons.

I went with the Wolfbox 900 Pro with front and rear cameras. It doubles as a rearview mirror, but with the POD I use the feed from the rear camera. It has a few features I like, can split the screen for front and rear, front or rear only and has security alert when the car is unattended, the resolution is good, have not run it at night yet but suspect it will have an anti glare or IR function

[PeeBee]

OK, sneaked out this arvo and finished the fold out shelf in the POD - just the right size for coffeee and snacks on the run. The table slide/shelf is also pictured, made from 50 x 50 x 3 angle, nutserts into the roof frame, stiff as crazy. Also 95% on the wiring installation of the dashcam/rear camera, came up well, but unsure how robust the rear camera mounting screws are going to be with corrugations.Fold out shelf 2.jpgFold out shelf 1 and table slide.jpg

[BrazilianY60]

Double-side-tape the camera onto the pod and drive it around, do some backups into tight spots, shed, around town, etc. until you are happy with the positioning/view angle, etc.
Then you drill the screw holes, glue the camera with that black windscreen PU/rubber glue + the screws. Let the screws go through the PU glue, so it will work as a thread lock as well.

I checked the Wolfpro site and it is a very nice unit indeed. Just camera, no carplay/android auto BS to make the unit become obsolete after 6 months of unwanted "upgrades". Just didn't like that the front camera is part of the mirror mounted screen. I'd like to find one where the front camera is double-side-taped to the windscreen and some sort of display solution for the rear camera that I could use as a backup camera when needed, as I'd like to keep using the OEM mirror for regular driving.

A small display that could fit the GU4 lift door cubby on the top of the dash would be nice.