RE: (ET) Dash Protectors and more

[Daniel Eyk <danieleyk yahoo com>]

Hi, Jim, I just saw Larry's reply and I don't know if
this will help any, but you might go to the Electric
Vehicle Discussion list Photo Album and see what John
Wayland did with his conversion of a lawn tractor to
electric with a CD changer and radio. His is more for
show, but will pull a mean load and the music to go
with it. Good luck, Dan Eyk
--- "Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com> wrote:
> Jim, you remind me of a 'project' (back-burner) I
> had to mount a car stereo
> at an angle 
> in a box directly below the controls, with speakers
> to the sides.  I was
> concerned with 
> keeping water out of a cassette so I was thinking of
> covers... and mounting
> to the 
> cover plate below the steering wheel.  speaker were
> going under the sides
> outside of 
> and below the hood.
>  
> Larry Elie
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jim [mailto:fiskfarm mediaone net]
> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 2:07 PM
> To: <Elec-trak
> Subject: (ET) Dash Protectors and more
> 
> 
> A couple of winter pm projects for all you ETers. 
> 
> If any of you find your ETs left out in the rain as
> often as I do you may
> want to do as I have done and protect those gauges
> from moisture. I have
> made simple clear plastic covers from discarded
> storm door panels. I have
> "typed" a very crude sort of representation below as
> I don't think the ET
> list will accept drawings in any other form. The
> best way is to make a paper
> template first as different models require different
> shapes. The cut out for
> the steering column is all that keeps it in place.
> You need to allow access
> to the switches and or the speed control. I use a
> roto cutting tool to cut
> it out. 
> 
> 
> Another simple trick I use is to put a 1 foot +
> strip of self adhering
> weather stripping on the cowling under the hood to
> keep rain from running
> down into the relay board. It deflects the water off
> to the sides saving you
> from blowing relays. I find I have to remove the 2
> rubber feet from the hood
> so as not to conflict with the weather stripping. I
> haven't lost a relay
> since I did this to each of the 5 or so ETs that I
> run. (before I lost 2 in
> one week) I also apply oil to all the body seams
> about every 6 months. 
> 
> 
> Let me know if you have any questions, 
> 
> 
> Jim 
> http://people.ne.mediaone.net/fiskfarm/index.html
> <http://people.ne.mediaone.net/fiskfarm/index.html> 
> 
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