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1955 Chevy Bel Air wired with the Infinitybox System

1955 Chevy Bel Air- Great 8 Winner

March 2, 2020/in Cars /by admin

Our Infinitybox team is thrilled to be a part of Bob Matranga’s 1955 Chevy Bel Air. This car was awarded as one of the Great 8 winners for the 2020 Ridler Award at the Detroit Autorama. The car is appropriately named Brute Force.

1955 Chevy Bel Air wired with the Infinitybox System

Bob and his team built a stunning 1955 Chevy Bel Air. You could spend hours looking at all of the details in this car. From the engine, to the chassis, to the one-off lights, to the leather treatment to the emblems, this is an impressive car.

1955 Chevy Bel Air wired with the Infinitybox System

You can see an interview with Bob going through the details of the car here. Thanks to EClassic Autos for the video content.

1955 Chevy Bel Air: Great 8 Winner at 2020 Detroit Autorama from eclassicautos on Vimeo.

Bob’s team started with our Infinitybox 20-Circuit Kit to wire the car. From there, they added inMOTION to control their power locks and power windows. They added inLINK for remote control from a key fob. inRESERVE for active battery management. inTOUCH NET so they can control the car from a tablet or smart phone. And inVIRONMENT so they can control their Vintage Air Gen-IV from their touch screen. They have the cells strategically located in the car to optimize the wiring harness and get them the most features.

We had a chance to talk to Chris Brown of Brown Auto Design at the Autorama. Chris is the mastermind behind the design of this car. He mentioned to us that he had very limited room to run wires in the car. Using the Infinitybox system made wiring the car much easier for him and his team.

1955 Chevy Bel Air wired with the Infinitybox System

We are very proud to be a part of this project. Congratulations to Bob and the entire team at Matranga Hot Rods for making it to the Great 8.

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1955 Chevy Bel Air wired with the Infinitybox System

1955 Cadillac DeVille at the 2020 Detroit Autorama

1955 Cadillac DeVille- Great 8 Winner

March 2, 2020/in Cars /by admin

Congratulations to Frank Hinmon for being a Great 8 Winner at the 2020 Detroit Autorama. Frank and his team have put a ton of effort into this car to make it the best and it shows. In addition to making it to the Great 8 at the Detroit Autorama, his car was one of the Select Six at the Chicago World of Wheels.

1955 Cadillac DeVille at the 2020 Detroit Autorama

The car is an engineering masterpiece. It is full of detail. They started with a 2-door and re-engineered it to make it a 4-door. From there, the paint, the interior, the engine, the chassis are all integrated seamlessly to create this Great 8 Winner. Check out this video to see the full details.

1955 Cadillac Deville: Great 8 Winner at Detroit Autorama from eclassicautos on Vimeo.

Thanks to EClassic Autos for the great video coverage at the show.

1955 Cadillac DeVille at the 2020 Detroit Autorama

Frank wired the car with a complete Infinitybox system including our 20-Circuit Kit, 2 inMOTION cells, inTOUCH NET, inRESERVE and inVIRONMENT.

Beyond all of the body modifications and mechanical details in the car, this is a complicated car, electrically. Using the Infinitybox system made creating a complicated wiring system very easy. The car was wired with off-the shelf components from Infinitybox and configured through software to do what Frank wanted it to do. The distributed architecture of the Infinitybox system made the runs of wire short and kept the bulk of the harness to a minimum.

1955 Cadillac DeVille at the 2020 Detroit Autorama

Frank has inTOUCH NET as part of this system so he can control the entire car from his iPad tablet or a touch screen head unit mounted in the dash. His windows can be controlled from the iPad so can the door poppers. This also includes using our inMOTION motor controller cell to raise the hood and the trunk by pushing a button on his tablet.

We also customized the system to manage his fuel tank controller. Frank has two different fuel tanks: one for pump gas and one for racing gas. He has a special valve that flips between these two different tanks and their fuel pumps. By using outputs from one of his inMOTION cells, we control the actuator that flips the valves between these two tanks.

The power, flexibility and versatility of the Infinitybox system gave Frank the control he needed to wire this winning car. The entire Infinitybox team is proud to be a part of this project. Congratulations again to Frank for an award well deserved.

1955 Cadillac DeVille at the 2020 Detroit Autorama

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Dementor Camaro at Detroit Autorama

March 2, 2020/in Cars /by admin

We had a chance to wander thorough the 2020 Autorama at Cobo Hall in Detroit. It was full of some amazing automotive engineering. One of the best cars there was built by Chris Walker and his team at Premier Motorworkz in Louisville, KY. They built this exceptional 1968 Camaro called Dementor.

The engine is a 6.2 liter LSA paired with a 6-speed automatic. The exhaust is a piped through a Varex Variable Exhaust system. The interior is spectacular and was done by Sewn Tight Custom Interiors. The car is a slick silver with flake and a ton of pearl, all from House of Kolor. It absolutely pops in the sunlight.

Chris wired the car with our 20-Circuit Kit, inMOTION, inRESERVE, inTOUCH NET and inVIRONMENT.

Chris mounted the front POWERCELL next to the driver’s core support under the hood. This makes all of the wires going to the front of the car short and simple to run. The rear POWERCELL and inMOTION are in the trunk. The MASTERCELL is behind the dash, just forward of the head unit.

They are controlling the car primarily from the customer’s phone using inTOUCH NET. They also have a head unit in the dash that gives them complete control of the car from the touch screen. This includes controlling all of the functions of their Vintage Air Gen-IV with our inVIRONMENT module.

We worked with Chris and his team to customize the code on his Infinitybox system. We’re controlling the headlight covers from inMOTION when he turns the headlights on and off. We also customized his system to control the motors for this exhaust system so he has manual control. We also tuned the way his interior and accent lights work.

Recently, ScottyDTV did an interview with Chris covering the car at the 2020 Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, KY. You can see the video of the car below.

Congratulations to Chris and his team for building an exceptional car. We’re proud to be a part of this car. You can learn more about Premier Motorworkz by visiting their website at www.premiermotorworkz.com or calling them at (502) 749-2324.

You can click on this link to contact our Infinitybox technical team if you have questions about how you can wire your car or truck with our Infinitybox system.

Setting Up inTOUCH NET

February 26, 2020/2 Comments/in Wiring /by admin

inTOUCH NET

This blog post is going to show you how you connect your smart device to the Infinitybox inTOUCH NET module. We just published a video showing the details which can be seen below. This video also demonstrates the standard screens that you get with inTOUCH NET.

You can get more details on inTOUCH NET and its capabilities by clicking this link. You can also download the installation manual for inTOUCH NET by clicking this link.

Your smart phone or tablet communicates with inTOUCH NET using Wi-Fi. This is a local connection. You are not going to the Internet or the Cloud. There is no subscription or data plan required. We just use Wi-Fi as the pipeline to pass data between your smart device and inTOUCH NET. Connecting to inTOUCH NET is just like connecting your smart device to your home of office Wi-Fi network. It is a simple process and is very secure.

Before you make the connection, you need to connect your inTOUCH NET module to the CAN cable of your Infinitybox 20-Circuit Kit. Please follow the instructions in the inTOUCH NET manual.

Once you have the inTOUCH NET module spliced into the CAN cable of your 20-Circuit Kit, you need to power up the Infinitybox system. You also need to have your smart device in range of the car. Any closer than 20 feed would be fine for this process.

Here are the steps to pair your smart device to inTOUCH NET.

Go to the SETTINGS for your smart phone or tablet.
Search for Wi-Fi networks.
Find the network name (SSID) being broadcast from your inTOUCH NET. It will be in the form of inTOUCH_XXX. The XXX represents the specific numbers for your inTOUCH NET. These will be printed on the configuration sheet that came with your inTOUCH NET.
Connect to inTOUCH_XXX. You will be asked for the password. This is the 10 digit Module Password printed on your inTOUCH NET Configuration Sheet. This is unique to your inTOUCH NET module.
Open a browser on your smart device. Any browser will work including Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari and Firefox. Type the IP address for your module into the address bar of your browser. This is 192.168.1.50.
When the Security window appears, enter the default password that is printed in your inTOUCH NET Configuration Sheet.

This video will go through these steps in more detail.

Once this is done, you can control your entire Infinitybox electrical system from your phone or tablet.

Click on this link if you have any additional questions about connecting your smart device to inTOUCH NET.

Outline dimensions for the Infinitybox MASTERCELL

Infinitybox Cell Outline Drawings

February 17, 2020/in Wiring /by admin

This blog post has the outline drawings for our Infinitybox MASTERCELL, POWERCELL and inMOTION Cell. You can use these drawings to plan the layout of these cells in your car or truck project. All of the dimensions on these drawings are in inches.

The basic footprint for the MASTERCELL, POWERCELL and inMOTION cell is exactly the same. The mounting tabs for all three cells are identical. The holes in the mounting tabs are designed for a 1/4″ X 5/8″ shoulder bolt.

Outline dimensions for the Infinitybox MASTERCELL

Outline dimensions for the Infinitybox POWERCELL

Outline dimensions for the Infinitybox inMOTION Cell

You can download PDF versions of these drawings at these links.

MASTERCELL

POWERCELL

inMOTION Cell

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20-Circuit Kit Power Up Video

February 11, 2020/in Wiring /by admin

This blog post has a simple video that shows you what to expect on your Infinitybox MASTERCELL when you power up your 20-Circuit Kit. The Infinitybox system is full of simple tools to help you troubleshoot and diagnose your electrical system. You can download a complete troubleshooting and diagnostic guide by clicking here.

This video shows you the start up messages that you will see on your MASTERCELL inSIGHT LCD module. It also shows you the different indicator lights on the MASTERCELL and describes what they mean. This video also shows you how to take an inventory of all of cells connected to the MASTERCELL including your POWERCELLs, inMOTION Cells, inVIRONMENT and inTOUCH NET. By simply pressing the HOME button on the MASTERCELL, you get a real-time confirmation that the MASTERCELL is communicating with all of the accessories in your system.

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inTOUCH NET Introduction Video

February 5, 2020/2 Comments/in Wiring /by admin

Our Infinitybox system is the most powerful and flexible electrical system on the market. It can be used to wire any restoration, resto-mod, hot rod, street rod, kit car or Pro-Touring build. Over the entire range of our products and accessories, you can get complete control of the electrical system in your car. Our inTOUCH NET product gives you a whole new level of control. With inTOUCH NET, can control all of the features of your car from a smart phone or a tablet. The following inTOUCH NET Introduction Video walks through the highlights of what inTOUCH NET can do.

Scott Roth and his team at The Auto Shoppe in Vermont built an amazing 1967 Corvette with our inTOUCH NET. inTOUCH NET controls all of the functions of the car. We shot this video with Scott and the car to show off how inTOUCH NET works and what it can do. Check out inTOUCH NET in action here.

Click on this link to contact our technical support team to learn more about inTOUCH NET and how you can control your car or truck from any smart device.

Picture of Infinitybox wiring diagram showing to to wire the Digital Guard Dawg PBSII

Digital Guard Dawg PBS II Wiring

February 4, 2020/in Wiring /by admin

Picture of the Digital Guard Dawg PBSII System

Our Infinitybox system plays nicely with any other electrical accessory that you would want to install in your hot rod, restoration, resto-mod, street rod, kit car or pro-touring build. This blog post is going to cover the Digital Guard Dawg PBS II wiring. It will show you how to connect the PBS II push-button start PKE module to your Infinitybox 20-Circuit Kit. This gets you the passive keyless entry features of the Digital Guard Dawg PBS II paired with the power and flexibility of the Infinitybox system. We have blogged before about wiring their iKey system into our Infinitybox system. You can see that post by clicking this link.

Before you go anywhere, it is very important that you thoroughly read and understand the manual for the Digital Guard Dawg PBS II. You can access that by clicking this link. Once you are familiar with their instructions, it is time to get into the Digital Guard Dawg PBS II wiring and the Infinitybox system. This blog post is only going to cover the connections between the PBS II and the Infinitybox system. Follow their instructions for all constant power and ground connects. Also follow their instructions for wiring their push to start button and their training button.

The PBS II will give you passive keyless entry (PKE) capability for your car. As you approach the car, the PBS II system detects the presence of the key fob in your pocket. It engages the ignition and lets you start the car. The PBS II connects to the MASTERCELL of your 20-Circuit Kit and replaces the need for a traditional ignition/start switch. This diagram shows the necessary connections that you need to make.

Picture of Infinitybox wiring diagram showing to to wire the Digital Guard Dawg PBSII

The PBS II will send the signals to the MASTERCELL for the ignition and the starter. When the MASTERCELL sees these inputs turn on, it will send the required signals to the POWERCELLs to power your ignition and starter outputs. The PBS II wires for the ignition and starter are positive signals. The MASTERCELL requires ground triggers for the inputs so you will need to wire in our inVERT Minis to buffer their positive signal. You can learn more about the inVERT Mini and purchase them at this link. The diagram above shows where to put the inVERT Minis in the circuit.

The PBS II also needs a signal to know that you are stepping on the brake pedal. This signal must be positive 12-volts. Since our MASTERCELL inputs work by being triggered to ground, you cannot get this positive brake signal from the brake pedal switch directly. You need to get this from the POWERCELL output for the brake lights. You can simply splice into the brake light output on the rear POWERCELL. Alternately, you can use an OPEN output on the front POWERCELL as the brake pedal trigger. You would wire the corresponding input to your OPEN output to the brake pedal switch, in parallel with your usual brake light input. Doing it this way keeps the run of wires in the car short.

The PBS II also has provisions to control door locks and trunk poppers. If you purchased inMOTION for your Infinitybox system, you can wire the MASTERCELL inputs for your door locks to the Unlock and Lock signals on the PBS II Accessory Harness. We recommend using a diode to isolate the MASTERCELL from any stray voltages that may exist in the PBS II. This diode should be a 1N4001 and must be oriented per the diagram above. These inputs will not work if the diodes are installed incorrectly.

The PBS II also has provisions to control a trunk popper from their key fob. You can take any of the OPEN outputs on your rear POWERCELL to control you trunk popper. You would wire the corresponding MASTERCELL input to the white Trunk wire in their accessory harness. Just like the signals for the door locks, we recommend isolating the MASTERCELL inputs from the PBS II with a 1N4001 diode as shown in the wiring diagram.

You can download a PDF version of this wiring diagram by clicking this link.

Please contact our team if you have any questions about this Digital Guard Dawg PBS II Wiring diagram. You can reach out team by clicking this link.

inVIRONMENT Video

January 22, 2020/in Wiring /by admin

Our Infinitybox system offers you the broadest level of electrical control for your hot-rod, street rod, resto mod, kit car, component car and Pro-Touring build. No other wiring harness can do what the Infinitybox system can do. One of our most popular accessories is inVIRONMENT.

Our inVIRONMENT module is a revolutionary connection between your Infinitybox system and a Gen IV climate control system from Vintage Air. Using our inTOUCH NET and inVIRONMENT, you can completely control your heating and air conditioning from a smart phone or tablet in your car. You can control the blower fan speed, the temperature and the blend from a simple and intuitive touch screen interface. You can learn more about the inVIRONMENT module by clicking this link.

This video will show you the features of the inVIRONMENT module.

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Infinitybox Express Kit Video

January 9, 2020/in Wiring /by admin

Our Infinitybox Express Wiring Kits are a powerful but simple way to wire any race car. We have versions for track cars and drag cars. They give your the power and control to switch your ignition, starter solenoid, fuel pumps, electric water pumps, cooling fans, telemetry, data acquisition, lights, trans brake and line lock solenoids plus other accessories.

The kit includes one of our solid-state POWERCELLs, a pre-engineered switch panel plus an IOX switch interface. You also get all of the universal wiring that you need to complete the harness.

Check out this video to see the details of our Infinitybox Express Kits.

You can contact our team for more information by clicking this link.