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Illegal Garage’s Alumacobra Switch Install

July 10, 2019/0 Comments/in Cars /by admin

We just received a great video from a local customer building a Factory Five Roadster. Jose G. has been building this car for a few years and he’s wiring it with our Infinitybox system. He is installing our 20-Circuit Kit with inLINK.

He has a very slick and elegant aluminum dash that has modular panels. He can easily remove and install panels for his switches and gauges. It would certainly make working on the dash very easy. Jose was recently at the London Cobra show in Ohio and saw a new set of switches he wanted to integrate into his dash. These are nice looking billet buttons and he wants to use them for his lights, fans, wipers, fuel pump and one-button start. These buttons are from Billet Automotive Buttons in Australia. Installing these buttons shows the simplicity and the ease of wiring your car with our Infinitybox system.

First, our MASTERCELL inputs are ground triggered. This gives you a lot of flexibility of how you can wire your switches. This simple diagram shows how you wire a MASTERCELL input to your switch.

Simple diagram showing how to wire a switch to the Infinitybox MASTERCELL

You can click on this link to get a more detailed blog post talking about wiring switches.

Another significant advantage of wiring your switches with our Infinitybox system is the fact that it takes very little current to turn on an input. It takes less than 1 milliamp (1/1000 of an amp) to trigger an input. That gives you the flexibility of using any switch to control the functions in your car. With a lot of billet buttons, you have to use them to trigger a relay because they cannot handle the full load current of things like lights, starter solenoids and fans. This is very easy with our Infinitybox system.

Since it takes so little current to turn on a MASTERCELL input, you can use very light-gauge wires between your switches and the MASTERCELL. Our standard harnesses use 22-AWG wire. This helps keep behind your dash clean and easy to service.

Lastly, we give you the power of advanced electrical control functions. In the case of Jose’s car, he’s using our One-Button Start feature. A single MASTERCELL input connected to a momentary button lets him start his car with ease. Check out this blog post for more details on our One-Button-Start feature.

Jose just posted a great video to his YouTube channel, The Illegal Garage, showing off how he installed these billed buttons into his Cobra. You can check it out below.

You can check out additional videos of his Factory Five Cobra build at his YouTube channel by clicking this link.

Click this link to get in touch with our team to learn more about how you can wire your car or truck with our Infinitybox system.

Picture of a finished Factory Five GTM wired with the Infinitybox system

Showing off inLINK in a Factory Five GTM

July 1, 2019/1 Comment/in Cars /by admin

We have been working with a customer to finish the details of a Factory Five GTM build. This car was wired with our 20-Circuit Kit, inMOTION, inRESERVE, inTOUCH NET, inVIRONMENT and inLINK. Essentially, the car has the works. It was originally built and wired by Shane Vacek at Vraptor Speed Works. Izzy Dunn at Dunn Customz just finished the details on the car for the customer.

This video shows a walk around of the finished car. It turned out great. You can see the front POWERCELL mounted under the hood.

In this blog post, we want to feature one of the simplest accessories in the Infinitybox lineup. That is inLINK. inLINK gets you wireless control of your car or truck from a simple key fob. You can turn on your lights remotely, pop your doors and trunk, and enable the Infinitybox security system.

Since your Infinitybox system is controlling the ignition, fuel pump and starter, we can easily stop someone from starting the car and driving off with it. When you press the “lock” button on the inLINK key fob, we disable the ability to turn on the ignition, power the fuel pump and crank the starter. Even if someone where able to get in the car with inLINK security enabled, the MASTERCELL completely blocks the ability to get the engine running. The best part is that this is completely integrated into our Infinitybox system. You do not need to buy a separate security or immobilizer system and integrate it into your wiring harness.

When you’re ready to drive the car, you simply press the “unlock” button on the key fob and you’re ready to go.

The owner of this car wanted door poppers. They are using POWERCELL outputs to power a solenoid in each door. They can push a button inside the car to pop these solenoids. They also have buttons on the outside of the doors that let them pop the doors. They also wanted to be able to pop the doors from buttons on the key fob.

All of this is very easy with the Infinitybox system. Our team custom programmed the door popper outputs to pulse for 1 second. The customer can push buttons on the key fob or use buttons on the door. Very simple.

Here’s the coolest part of all. The customer wanted buttons on the outside of the car to be able to pop the doors. However, the customer does not want those buttons to work when security is enabled. That is a very simple thing to do with our Infinitybox system. As part of our custom programming, we set the MASTERCELL inputs to be disabled when security is on. That way, no one can walk up to the car and open the doors unless they have the inLINK key fobs specifically programmed to that car. The video below shows how this works. You can see how security is enabled and disabled. You can see how the doors can be popped from the inLINK key fobs and you can see how inLINK security disables the exterior switches.

Thanks to Izzy for sharing these pictures and videos.

Click on this link to contact our team to learn more about what our Infinitybox system can do for your build.

FFR Cobra Wired with the Infinitybox System

Finished Factory Five Cobra

August 24, 2018/0 Comments/in Cars /by admin

In 2008, we started selling our Infinitybox systems. We found our first success with guys building Factory Five Cobras. These guys are tinkers. They want something that they built, not bought. They want their cars to be different and unique. Our Infinitybox system has been instrumental for hundreds of Factory Five Roadsters, Hot Rods, GTM’s and 818’s. With our system, guys can simplify their electrical system plus get features that no other system can provide. We received these great pictures from Infinitybox customer Dan M. He’s just finishing his Cobra build and is very proud of the results.

He squeezed the Ford Coyote 5.0 under the hood. Check out how clean the engine compartment is.

Ford engine under the hood of a Factory Five Cobra wired with the Infinitybox system

He wired the system with our standard 20-Circuit Kit. This universal system is powering all of the electrical functions in the car including the ignition, starter, head lights, high-beams, turn signals, brake lights, fuel pump, horn and cooling fan. He integrated our system to the Ford ECU for the Coyote to simplify control of the ignition, starter solenoid, cooling fan and fuel pump. You can download the Infinitybox wiring diagram that shows how to connect to the Coyote harness by clicking this link.

Dan added inLINK as an option to his kit to get our security functions. Since this is an open top car, he wanted to do everything that could to prevent theft. Since his 20-Circuit Kit is controlling the ignition, fuel pump and starter, the security functions built into the Infinitybox system completely immobilize the car when he locks it from the inLINK key fobs. If a would-be thief were to try to hot wire the car, the Infinitybox system eliminates the ability to start the engine unless it is unlocked from the inLINK key fob.

Lastly, Dan added our inRESERVE battery management solenoid to his kit. inRESERVE is an active battery management system that disconnects the battery if the voltage starts to drop. This helps to reduce damage to the battery from deep-cycling and always leaves enough power in the battery to start the car.

This picture shows the rear POWERCELL mounted on the frame of the car. It also shows some of the included harnesses, the primary fuses included in the kit to protect the power harnesses and the inRESERVE solenoid.

Mega fuse block, inRESERVE and POWERCELL in a Factory Five Cobra wired with the Infinitybox system

This picture shows how neatly Dan did up his trunk to hide the rear POWERCELL. You can’t see any of the wiring but the system is also accessible in case you need to access the fuses.

Finished trunk in a Factory Five Roadster wired with the Infinitybox system

We wanted to end this blog post with a quote from Dan. He sent us an email with these great pictures and these comments about our Infinitybox system.

“I can’t thank you enough for the help you gave me and the system your company produces. I am planning on post pictures and a write up on the Factory Five Forum over the weekend. I will be telling other builders that if you are worried about wiring you car then Infinitybox is for you, it makes a complicated part of the build much easier to understand and complete. Thank you for a wonderful product.”

Thank you to Dan W. for sharing these pictures and the comments about our system. We appreciate this and are proud to be a part of your car.

If you want to learn more about how our Infinitybox system would work in your Factory Five Cobra or any other build, click this link to contact our team.

Factory Five Type 65 Daytona wired with the Infinitybox System.

Factory Five Type 65 Race Car

October 20, 2017/0 Comments/in Cars /by admin

The Factory Five Type 65 Coupe is near and dear to our hearts. It is the car that lead us down the rabbit hole to develop our Infinitybox system and all of the accessory components. You can learn more about the kit from Factory Five at this link. We just received an email from a customer who finished his Factory Five Type 65 race car and wanted to share pictures of the final product. He wired this car with our Infinitybox 20-Circuit Kit.

Factory Five Type 65 Daytona wired with the Infinitybox System.

Shaun L. spent almost 10 years building this as a race car. He went down an unconventional path by using a GM Crate LS2 instead of the traditional Ford route. That makes car really unique. That LS2 is paired to a Tremec TKO600 transmission running through a Moser fabricated Ford 9″ rear end, geared at 3.55. He also built a custom 3-link set up for the rear end.

Factory Five Type 65 Daytona wired with the Infinitybox System.

It is race-prepped with an ATL Fuel Cell, Safecraft 3-Nozzle Fire Suppression System, Wilwood fixed 6-piston brakes in the front and 4-piston in the rear.

Factory Five Type 65 Daytona wired with the Infinitybox System.

This picture shows the mounting of the MASTERCELL and the rear POWERCELL. The MASTERCELL sits between the seats on the rear wall and the rear POWERCELL is mounted on the back aluminum of the car.

MASTERCELL & Rear POWERCELL in Factory Five Type 65 Daytona wired with the Infinitybox System.

With these pictures, we received some very warm words from Shaun. He said:

“I just wanted to share with you the completion of my Daytona Type 65 coupe after almost ten years. It has been a long build, with time and money always is short supply, but an awesome adventure. I am very impressed with your 3 cell system and even more in your continued support years after the initial sale. I have and will continue recommending your products to fellow builders and racers. Thanks again for all your assistance over the years, cheers.”

We take a lot of pride in the products and service that we provide. Feedback like this is very important to us.

If you want to learn more about how our Infinitybox system can simplify the wiring in your Factory Five Type 65 Race Car or any other project, click on this link to contact our technical support team.

Factory Five Type 65 Daytona wired with the Infinitybox System.

Picture of FFR 818 wired with the Infinitybox system

Factory Five 818 Wiring Completed

August 9, 2017/0 Comments/in Cars /by admin

Here’s another great example of a customer’s car wired with our Infinitybox system. Frank L. came to us a few years ago looking for a wiring system for his Factory Five 818. He wanted his car to have all of the latest electrical functions that he could. He wanted it to stand out from the rest in every possible way.

Frank used our 20-Circuit Kit as the foundation to wiring his car. We have a specific configuration for the 20-Circuit Kit that is designed for the 818. You can download an addendum to our manual that covers all of the Factory Five 818 wiring specifics by clicking this link. He also added our inTOUCH NET so he could control the car from any smart phone or tablet.

In this picture, you can see the front POWERCELL, the MASTERCELL and inTOUCH NET mounted behind the dash. This location for the MASTERCELL puts it very close to the switches on the dash. The POWERCELL is located so that all of the output wires are short.

MASTERCELL, front POWERCELL and inTOUCH NET mounted behind the dash of a Factory Five 818

In these next pictures, you can see the rear POWERCELL mounted on the rear firewall. This is a great location because the run of wires from the rear POWERCELL to the lights, turn signals, starter solenoid and ECU are very short.

Rear POWERCELL in FFR 818 wired with the Infinitybox System

POWERCELL mounted in Factory Five 818

Frank wanted to control as much of his car from his tablet on the dash. In this picture, you can see his tablet mounted on the center console. He can use this as a touch screen to control his ignition, starter, lights, fans and other accessories in the car.

FFR 818 wired with Infinitybox 20-Circuit Kit and inTOUCH NET

Here are a few additional pictures of the car. We always love to see them in go-cart stage. It really shows off the amount of work that it takes to build a car.

Factory Five 818 in go kart stage wired with the Infinitybox system

Frank sent us some great pictures of the finished car. You can see them below. Everything turned out great, especially the color of the car.

Side shot of FFR 818 wired with the Infinitybox System

Rear shot of FFR 818 wired with Infinitybox

Picture of FFR 818 wired with the Infinitybox system

Dash of Factory Five 818 wired with the Infinitybox system

Rear shot of Factory Five 818 wired with the Infinitybox system

Thanks to Frank for sharing these pictures of his Factory Five 818 build. The entire Infinitybox team is proud to be a part of this project.

Click on this link to contact our team to learn more about how our Infinitybox system can get you the latest electrical features in your car or truck project.

GTM410 Update

July 6, 2017/0 Comments/in Cars /by admin

We’re always getting progress updates from our customers who are wiring their cars with our Infinitybox system. We just got an update from John M. about his progress on his Factory Five GTM. We posted last year about this car before he took it apart to paint the body. You can see that post at this link. John did the paint on the body and the results are stunning. Check out the results.

FFR GTM with Infinitybox wiring system

Factory Five GTM Wired with Infinitybox System

Finished FFR GTM wired with the Infinitybox system

John has our full system in his GTM. He’s using our 20-Circuit Kit as the electrical foundation. This is powering his lights, ignition, ECU, fans, fuel pump and other electrical accessories. He added inMOTION to control his power windows and power locks. He added inRESERVE to protect his battery from draining. Lastly, he added our inTOUCH NET so that he could control everything in the car from his phone or his head unit mounted in the dash.

John is buttoning up the last details on the car. He thinks that he’s a few months away from completing everything and getting the car on the road.

Click this link to contact our team to learn more about how our Infinitybox system can get you the most advanced electrical system on the market for any car or truck that you are building.

Also, if you have build pictures from your Infinitybox wiring project, please send them to our team and we’ll feature them on our blog.

Updated 818 Manual

April 6, 2017/0 Comments/in Wiring /by admin

Guys have been wiring their Factory Five cars since we started this business over 8 years ago. Hundreds of our kits have been used in the MK4 Roadster, the ’33 Hot Rod, the Type 65 Coupe and the GTM Supercar. When Factory Five developed their new 818 a few years ago, we worked with their beta builders to create a configuration of our 20-Circuit Kit to help guys wire this car too. In addition to a configuration specific to this car, we created a detailed set of instructions showing you how to wire all of the Subaru switches directly to our MASTERCELL inputs. We just released an updated 818 manual based on recent customer feedback.

The original configuration for the 818 was set up exclusively for 1-filament brake lights. This means that the turn signal bulbs in the rear of the car worked together as the brake lights. When you flipped on the left turn signal, the output for the left turn signal would flash. Same for the right. If you stepped on the brake pedal, both the left and right turn signals on the rear POWERCELL would come on together for the brake lights. If you have a turn signal on when you stepped on the brake pedal, that turn signal would override the brake lights on that side of the car. The configuration was set up to match the tail lights that customers got in their kits from Factory Five.

Guys have wanted more flexibility with the tail lights that they were using on the back of the 818. In some cases, they were using clusters that had separate bulbs for the brake lights. We call this multi-filament turn signals. With this update, there is a dedicated brake light output on the rear POWERCELL that can be used for these light clusters. You simply pick a different input to the MASTERCELL for the brake pedal switch. All of this is detailed in the updated 818 manual.

If you want to learn more about the differences between single and multi-filament turn signals, you can read this blog post.

You can download the updated 818 manual by clicking this link.

We also update the configuration sheets for the 818 kit. There are two versions: you can download the standard version by clicking here or you can download the version set up for the optional inRESERVE solenoid by clicking here.

If you have any questions about the updated 818 manual or any parts of our Infinitybox system, click here to contact our technical support team.

In-process shot of Factory Five GTM being wired with the Infinitybox system

GTM410

July 15, 2016/1 Comment/in Cars /by admin

We received a great set of progress pictures from Infinitybox customer John. He is building a Factory Five Racing GTM and is wiring it with our Infinitybox system.

John is using our 20-Circuit Kit to power the main functions in the car. He also added inTOUCH NET so that he can control the car from a tablet mounted in the dash and from his smart phone.

John’s website has a lot of great pictures documenting the build of the car. This includes lots of good information on how he wired it with our Infinitybox system. Here’s a great picture of the MASTERCELL and the front POWERCELL located in the car.

MASTERCELL and front POWERCELL mounted in a Factory Five Racing GTM

This picture shows more detail on the location of the front POWERCELL.

Front POWERCELL in Factory Five GTM wired with Infinitybox System.

The front POWERCELL is controlling the headlights, high-beams, front turn-signals, front running lights, horn, dash power and cooling fans. You can see how close these loads are located to the front POWERCELL. This will keep the total amount of wire needed to a minimum.

His rear POWERCELL is mounted just forward of the engine, at the back of the arm-rest. You can see it here.

Rear POWERCELL in Factory Five GTM wired with the Infinitybox System

This rear POWERCELL is controlling the power to the LS7 ECU, the starter solenoid, the fuel pump and all of the lights in the back of the car. Again, our multiplexing technology lets John eliminate a lot of the wire required in this car.

Thanks for John for sharing these pictures.

Click this link to contact our team to learn more about what the Infinitybox system can do for your car.

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