P500 The Mini Beast

Eltobgi submitted a new Garage Item:

The Mini-beast


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It just got real!

 

[Eltobgi]

Rear speakers
Front speakers

Decided to mount the receiver in the dash and still have room for 3 rocker switches underneath

Power up

Mounted USB and aux right corner

Temporary power source

Still waiting for fuse panel, speaker wire, 3M wire holders then I will have to figure out how I want everything laid out.

Not going with the dual battery till summer and then I will add amps and subs.

Also have a few items coming into to support sharing the BEAST’s ProVantage 4500. Going to set this one up to support multi-mount winch.

 

[Eltobgi]

Also mounted 12” light bar and two cubes! Run a similar setup on the BEAST and it puts the light where I like it!

May have to raise the cubes up when my front 2” receiver arrives, but I will wait and see.

 

[trigger]

Nice work on the dash, good clean job. Good idea with the rear speaker location too, puts them in that little void. I don't know about that front location though, might give new meaning to head bangin', lol! Bet it'll crank though, they're almost headphones!
Nothing works in this area for the fronts?


Btw, those cubes and where you put them is gonna be BA!

 

[Eltobgi]

Nice work on the dash, good clean job. Good idea with the rear speaker location too, puts them in that little void. I don't know about that front location though, might give new meaning to head bangin', lol! Bet it'll crank though, they're almost headphones!
Nothing works in this area for the fronts?
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Btw, those cubes and where you put them is gonna be BA!

The front speakers are a little tight and closer than I would like but hell...it’s a P5, lol. Have to watch my head when I get in and out of it, but still like the idea of surround sound! Don’t think I will need 400watts of power being located a close as they are. Tempted to run some old speaker wire just to test the sound.

Lower mounts are ok but I plan to completely submerge that area and would prefer higher locations to keep them out of the elements as much as possible. Really don’t want to build something that limits how and where I can drive it.

With that said I will better familiarize myself with it over the winter and that determine what comes next or what changes.

 

[Eltobgi]

Continue to take the Mini-Beast for short rides to test its capabilities and feel I need to start bringing some essential tools along so I decided I needed a few things storage being the first so 4-1 1/8” u clamps and viola temporary storage for the winter...View attachment 98668View attachment 98671

Also, need to deflect some of the wind so searched around the garage for something that would work and stumbled across an old popo half windshield deflector so this is the beginning of this homemade mod...View attachment 98672
Notice the roof propped up to get deflector into place... also how discolored and scratches (thinking about painting using a few coats of headlight tint)

Requires some modifications to fit
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Using the 4 OEM wind deflector and mirror clamps to hold it in place while determining where it needed to be cut. Then marked using a utility knife.

@CumminsPusher here are a few things done over the weekend.

 

[CumminsPusher]

Holy crap it took me a bit to catch back up. Looking great already. Did you cheat and order stuff before you got it?? Man that all happened fast!

 

[Eltobgi]

Working with stuff I already had for the most part. The stereo and speakers are the exception up to this point. I do have some things on order to button it up and install the Beasts Winch via 2” receiver. Next weekend about this time should be able to have it to the first stage of the build. Basic tunes, lighting, and storage (Really not crazy about how it looks with that box, but function over looks for now)

 

[CumminsPusher]

Working with stuff I already had for the most part. The stereo and speakers are the exception up to this point. I do have some things on order to button it up and install the Beasts Winch via 2” receiver. Next weekend about this time should be able to have it to the first stage of the build. Basic tunes, lighting, and storage (Really not crazy about how it looks with that box, but function over looks for now)

Looking good and so quickly. It’s funny you’ve always talked a little about the p5, I guess I kinda figured on you getting one.

 

[Eltobgi]

Looking good and so quickly. It’s funny you’ve always talked a little about the p5, I guess I kinda figured on you getting one.

Really just waiting for the right deal and this was the one. Although I thought I found a blue one earlier this year at a great price and included full cab and plow set up...called and checked on it and it was already sold.

When I made the offer on this one it was without roof, wind deflector windshield, and side mirrors so when I got the pics with this stuff installed The deal just got better.




Hell I put more miles on the BEAST when I bought it in a month than the previous owner put on this thing in years

 

[CumminsPusher]

Really just waiting for the right deal and this was the one. Although I thought I found a blue one earlier this year at a great price and included full cab and plow set up...called and checked on it and it was already sold.

When I made the offer on this one it was without roof, wind deflector windshield, and side mirrors so when I got the pics with this stuff installed The deal just got better.

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Hell I put more miles on the BEAST when I bought it in a month than the previous owner put on this thing in years

Hopefully the old owner sees what she looks like after it goes through your hands!

 

[Eltobgi]

Hopefully the old owner sees what she looks like after it goes through your hands!

The old owner gave me a great platform to start with so I’m quite pleased with that. Could really call his work stage 1 bolt on mods and mine stage 2 where there was cutting and drilling required, lol.

 

[CumminsPusher]

The old owner gave me a great platform to start with so I’m quite pleased with that. Could really call his work stage 1 bolt on mods and mine stage 2 where there was cutting and drilling required, lol.

That’s the fun part anyways! You’re not afraid of holes

 

[Eltobgi]

That’s the fun part anyways! You’re not afraid of holes

Sssssshhhhh

 

[Eltobgi]

 

[Eltobgi]

Making slow progress! But still waiting on parts! I did get the harness in and was able to power up added accessories. It is damn cold in North Dakota Wires are so stiff they have to be heated with small utility heater to avoid breaking them

Light bars and cubes, RGB Rock lights, and partial winch wiring have power now and mounted up the homemade visor.

 

[Chooglin]

Making slow progress! But still waiting on parts! I did get the harness in and was able to power up added accessories. It is damn cold in North Dakota Wires are so stiff they have to be heated with small utility heater to avoid breaking them

Light bars and cubes, RGB Rock lights, and partial winch wiring have power now and mounted up the homemade visor.
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Your build is coming along nicely

 

[Eltobgi]

Installed KFI Winch Mount and 2” Receiver...

The mini-Beast will have to share the BEAST’s Warn 4500 for now...

Will keep this in it most of the time

 

[Eltobgi]

Also got the speaker wire in so braved the sub zero temps to get it installed...


The tool box is temporarily the home for most electrical to protect it from the elements..

10 gauge ... good stuff

Will have to wait till the morning to finish up wires are to brittle and my heater stopped working...