Finishing Up The Electrical System And Engine Bay Drinker Cups In The Mustang Chicken Coupe5/17/2020 After making another supply run I was able to get many things done on the electrical system and the plumbing. My intent was to get the whole electrical system done and get the brooder section of the water system hooked up, based on what I had in my supply stash. First thing I did was cut and hook up the hoses for linking the water line nipple to the nipples on the drinker cups. Three hoses and some clamps and a bolt had the whole system linked together and capped at the end, ready to accept pressurized water. This was quick and easy so t was on to the electrical system, starting in the cab, well really staying in the cab for all intents. In the cab I finished up the outlet switch box that was installed under the inner dash. The cable routed to said box was prepped and hooked up to the outlet. The next thing was to run a small jumper from one of the terminals on the switch over to the hot lead on the outlet. Next move was to run a 2 conductor cable from the outlet box up the windshield and back to the brace where the old dome light was. After putting enough wire in place I wired one end to the other terminal on the switch and the other side to the neutral terminal on the outlet. Before capping off the outlet/switch box I took a length of cable with a plug on it and hooked it into the box, wiring it up to the hot and neutral terminals on the outlet. With that done I secured the outlet and switch to the box cover and screwed it to the box. Now for the light box. As with the other junction boxes, this box was secured to the dome light brace with self tapping screws and the wire secured in place through its associated fitting. Wiring the light fixture and securing it in place finished up the electrical system. I just needed to put a couple of light bulbs in place to test the fixtures, along with using the drill in the outlet to test those. With everything working as designed (in my head), I can now turn my attention to finishing up the plumbing in the cab. This will involve trimming the pipe in the cab and routing it to a spot farther under the dash where I can hook up some more drinker cups, but of a different design. The cups will be the kind that thread into PVC fittings that will be attached to a main water line to be neat and secured within the cab.
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