ST162-7254182 "Dirty Deeds" Edited

Had to find a way to mount the lenses for the eyes so I found these plastic
plugs


made some holes so I could bondo them in place


a couple of stainless steel bolts will hold the lenses in place


in order to drill the hole in the right place I placed the lens in its proper position and then
drilled through from behind through the green plug and into the lens


got the power mirror mounts installed


I used more of those plastic plugs


in order to get it aligned properly I made a pattern


I attached the brackets to the power mirror housing so everything is properly aligned
when it gets glued in place


Now I'm waiting for some electronics so I can make the circuits for my rear facing mirror mounted turn signals.
That why you see an empty space under the mirrors. I want to make some sequential turn signals, like some
old cougar and thunderbird cars had.

I want the leds to sequentially turn on and stay on until all are on and the sequentially turn off.

10000000
11000000
11100000
11110000
11111000
11111100
11111110
11111111
01111111
00111111
00011111
00001111
00000111
00000011
00000001
00000000

I made a basic timing circuit useing a 555 timer a 4017 decade counter some 3904 transistors a capacitor
some leds and some resistors to make 10 leds flash sequentially.


not quite what I want but I need an 8 bit shift register to keep the lights turned on and some
orange leds so I'm waiting on ebay to send me some stuff.
heres a video of the current circuit running

 

Test fit


I found the passenger side mirror was a little rounded on top so I flattened it down a bit


need to make the rear facing turn signals for the mirrors so I got some aluminum
and drilled it for a bunch of leds


I cut out the piece of circuit board I needed


In order to make sure the leds line up I inserted the leds in the circuit board and then
placed it all in the drilled aluminum bar then each led gets soldered to the board


then certain leads get cut so they can be joined


the cut leads get bent over and joined and its on to the next row


a video of the completed circuit, still waiting for an 8 bit static shift register


body works pretty much finished now, a bit of spot putty and they'll be ready for paint




and some more bling for Dirty Deeds

 

That is true seeing as only one led is on at a time right now
but once I get a static 8 bit shift register there will be anywhere
from 0-8 leds on at a time and each led has the potential to draw
80 mw and their probably 1/4 watt resistors so ultimately I will
need to use multiple resistors.

 

Send me a link and I'll check it out and I'll get you a pic

 

I just found out that Tremclad (in the USA Rustoleum) now makes a semi gloss clear coat
so I will probably paint Dirty Deeds again this summer so I can clear coat it.

 

As you can see I have switched primer colors, that is a good sign
as it means I have finished with the rasps & files and 60 grit sand
paper and have progressed through 100 & 150 grit. I switch colors
so I can see how deep I am sanding. If I sand to much the brown
will start to show through the gray indicating I should stop sanding
in that area. I like to finish with the gray as I find it has more of a
gloss finish than the brown so I can see imperfections better. The
brown is good for rough work as imperfections are bigger and easier
to see.




I ordered some 12 volt amber leds since I have used them before and was pretty
sure I could separate the led assembly from the holder


I made a backing plate for the leds and drilled some holes to mount them. I went with
this style of led so I could disperse the light over the lens


so I end up with 12 leds per lens to disperse the light




So now a sanding with 400 & 600 grit paper and I'll just be waiting for
my 8 bit static shift registers so I can complete the circuits for the rear
facing turn signals. I also ordered some resistors from the same company
on the same day and they arrived on friday so hopefully the shift registers
are close.

 

I finally got the computer chip I was waiting for so I could complete the circuit for
my mirror turn signals so heres a video

 

Like I previously said I finally got the computer chip I needed to make my circuit.
Its the big sucker that says CD4034BE on it.

I probably actually got it a few weeks ago but then walleye season opened so I
had to go catch a few of them so now I have finally got the time to make a permanent
version of the prototype I had built.



what a f*ing nightmare, its just the most basic of circuit boards, their are no tracts on it
so I have to make every connection manually, so in alot of cases 2, 3, 4 or more adjacent
solder points have been connected together on the back of the board by filling in the space
between the adjacent solder points with extra solder. Its not pretty but it worked....... I'm
actually very surprised that 2 adjacent points that should not connect never did, its a real
nightmare in the back here but when I first powered it up I found I had not added the resistor
I needed to the timer so I soldered it in place and then it fired right up I am shocked but I did
use alot of magnification when working on it and then inspecting it so I got lucky. I was pretty
prepared to see smoke coming off of something when I powered it up.



overall pic of the circuit, I still have to add a couple relays so this one board can control
both left and right turn signals but overall its pretty complete.



Their is one extra plug I have added to the board so I can sequence the turn signal leds
in the windshield visor to the same timing as the mirror signals. Currently the windshield
visor leds just blink on and off like regular turn signals



I did change from a 1uf capacitor to a 2.2uf capacitor to slow down the speed a little bit
so heres a video of the soldered circuit running one of the turn signals

 

Looking at the wiring diagram for the turn signals I can see that the turn signal
switch does not put out a constant 12 volt signal, the switch receives a blinking
signal which is not going to help me as I do need a constant signal so I'm going
to have to modify the circuit.




I could have just added a second turn signal flasher and used one for left turn signals
and the other for right turn signals but then they might not be synchronized when the
hazard lights are on. By adding a couple of relays to complete the circuit I don't
compromise the timing for hazard signals. Now I can tap pin #3 of each relay for my signal
to my new digitally sequenced mirror and windshield visor leds.

 

Well it has been a while since I have been around. Some of you may think my mom is sick again but she is fine. I have just been really busy since I went back to college to take their motive power technicians course. 8 months of courses 4 month work co op 4 more months of courses and I get my apprentice papers. 2 more years of work experience and I can write my mechanics exam. So far I have a high 80's - 90% average and 99% in my electronics course.

So Dirty Deeds finally got its skulls and some more bling just to make it shiny



in case your wondering the bumper sticker says How am I Driving ? Dial: 1-800-F**K-OFF



And since I'm going to be a mechanic I thought it would be a good idea to keep up with the latest and GREATEST technology so I went and got a HYBRID .........okay its almost as ugly as the Nissan cube but I'm just interested in the HYBRID technology



its a 2001 Prius but has a 2010 battery so the guy included the old battery which has 1 week cell.

 

It just sits there and looks good in the driveway :thumbsup: and farther back behind the 2 rav4's is my All Trac. Once I get rid of the 2 rav4"s I can line up all 3 Celica's in a row