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1971 Pantera

June 20, 2022/0 Comments/in Cars /by admin

Here’s another great example of a customer’s car wired with our Infinitybox system. This is a highly customized 1971 DeTomaso Pantera built by Dave A, the cars owner. The finished product is beautiful. The stance is aggressive, the color pops and there are custom details all over the car. All of the pictures in this post were shot by Jason Peacott of Jason Peacott Photography. You can click here to get to Jason’s website to see his other work.

Low Front View of 1971 Pantera Wired with the Infinitybox System

Dave started with a rusted-out, narrow body Pantera. All the rot was repaired and then the car was treated to a Group 4 race prep, including seam welding and doublers. A fully integrated cage was then added, which is stitch welded to the chassis. The all-steel exterior is a stylized Group 4 tribute. It was completely shaved and the engine bay & underbody feature all custom metal work.

Front 3/4 View of 1971 Pantera Wired with the Infinitybox System

Dave’s running a race-built LS7 engine, mated to a built G96.50 transmission, breathing through a custom Harrop ITB intake system and 8-into-1 exhaust. The exhaust work alone is worth the price of admission.

Amazing Exhaust Work on 1971 Pantera

The car features a completely custom interior with special lighting and many one-off parts.

Interior of 1971 Pantera Wired with the Infinitybox System

Dave wired the car with our 20-Circuit Kit and inLINK. The wiring is super clean and practically invisible. The distributed design of our Infinitybox system let Dave put the MASTERCELL and POWERCELLs where he needed them to keep the wiring simple and clean.

Dave has hidden switches on the outside of the car to control his door poppers. We custom programmed his poppers so they work from his inLINK fobs. We also programmed the system so that the poppers are disabled when he locks the system from his key fob. This is a simple but powerful security feature that you can get with your Infinitybox system.

This car was proudly built by Dave with help with a few specialty shops for some of the details. This includes White Post Restorations who did paint and final assembly.

If you want to learn more about how our Infinitybox system can help you wire your next project, click on this link to connect to our technical support team.

Rear View of 1971 Pantera Wired with the Infinitybox System

Reverse Lockout Solenoid

September 25, 2021/0 Comments/in Wiring /by admin

A customer just sent us pictures showing how he wired a switch into his transmission shifter to control his reverse lockout solenoid. He wanted to make sure that he couldn’t accidentally shift into reverse when he was in the upper gears. By using our Infinitybox wiring system, he was able to easily control this solenoid.

Ed K. is building a 1968 Pro-Touring Mustang fastback. He has transplanted a Coyote engine from a 2014 Mustang and mated it to a Tremec T56 6 speed transmission, feeding a Ford 9 inch rear end for the drivetrain. He is using our 20-Circuit Kit with inLINK, inRESERVE and inMOTION to wire his car.

The Tremec transmission is outfitted with a solenoid lockout feature that further pre-loads an already compressed spring acting on the shift gate to prevent accidentally engaging reverse while downshifting from 6th gear to 5th gear, which would be catastrophic. In order to engage reverse, when desired, this solenoid must be energized to remove this extra spring pre-load. Typically, this solenoid is energized by a body controller when the car is moving at 5 miles per hour or less to allow a shift into reverse. Ed wanted a simpler way to engage this reverse lockout solenoid in his 1968 Mustang.

Ed modified the shift lever to add a microswitch to it. When he pulls up on the shifter handle, the switch closes. He can use this switch to control his reverse lockout solenoid.

Ed picked the OPEN output on his front POWERCELL to power his reverse lockout solenoid. The OPEN outputs on your configuration sheet can be used for practically anything. They are auxiliary outputs for any additional electrical accessories that you may have on your car. Click on this link to learn more about OPEN outputs.

Ed connected this open POWERCELL output wire to the solenoid, then grounded the other side of the solenoid wiring.

Next, Ed found the MASTERCELL input that corresponds to the OPEN output that he used. Your configuration sheet shows you which input and output wire colors go together. Ed connected this MASTERCELL input to the normally open terminal on his shifter switch. Then he connected the common terminal of the switch to ground. When he pulls up on the reverse handle, the switch closes. This connects the MASTERCELL input to ground. The MASTERCELL sends a command to the front POWERCELL to turn on the output, which energizes the reverse lockout solenoid. This pulls back the reverse gate, which lets him shift into reverse. Here is a simple wiring diagram showing how this was connected.

Picture of simple schematic showing how to control a reverse lockout solenoid with the Infinitybox system.

Ed was able to wire his reverse lockout solenoid easily with our Infinitybox system. He didn’t have to add any relays to his car to do this. He was able to use the flexibility and expandability of our system to get what he needed in his car.

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

Click on this link to learn more about what the Infinitybox system can do for your restoration, street rod, resto-mod, kit car or pro-touring build.

20-Circuit Kit Power Up Video

February 11, 2020/0 Comments/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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