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Old 08-07-2013, 04:18 PM   #87 (permalink)
svt98t
Neutral is my favorite
 
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The Black Pearl - '03 Mercury Marauder 300A
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While swapping the oil pressure switch for a sensor, I broke the housing for the switch. I just so happened to have a spare oil filter adapter with external oil cooler* hanging around. And powder coated in lime green, might I add.
*I did add a few pounds for the oil cooler and added material of the oil filter adapter. But I didn't weigh them due to time constraints of fixing the car.
Broken bit:


Fixed:


And oil cooler:


All the gauges illuminate quite well. I need to add a resistor or two, because it's ridiculously bright at night. I also added an interrupt switch just for the three gauges on the A-Pillar so I can turn them off at night.
Mainly, because I was trying to back into my parking spot at night (between the garage and a 6ft stock fence) and couldn't see out my side mirror.

LEDs in the front parking lights:


And the side parking lights in the rear.
The difference between incandescent bulbs:


And 13 diode LEDs:


The front of engine belly pan goes on tonight.

-ryan s.
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1997 Ford Crown Victoria HPP- "Tank of Justice III" 194k - 578.9 miles on ONE tank
2003 Mercury Marauder- 63k, not so fuel efficient; #1,548 of 11,052
2008 Lincoln Navigator L - 244k (don't ask about mpg)

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