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Custom-BMW-E9-John wired with the Infinitybox system

Custom BMW E9

Here is another great example of what our customers can do.  This car is stunning and we can honestly say that we’ve never seen another like it.  John Ward of Fuel Bespoke Design in Australia just had a great article published in Silodrome magazine.  The article covers the details of his stunning restoration of a 1970 BMW 2800CS lovingly named “Von Trapp”.  The article covers the car in detail and the pictures are awesome.  Andrew Jones shot the pictures and we heartily thank him for their use in this blog post.

Custom-BMW-E9-Left-Side wired with the Infinitybox system

Custom-BMW-E9-Left-Side wired with the Infinitybox system

John started with a pretty rough car for this project.  It took a ton of body work, straightening and reinforcing to get the car to what you see today.  John wanted to do this car as a true restomod:  keep it original on the exterior and interior but put modern features under it.  For example, he replaced the original powerplant with a modern E46 M3 3.2 litre 330HP S54 motor and the E36 M3 5-speed manual transmission.

Custom-BMW-E9-Engine wired with the Infinitybox system

Custom-BMW-E9-Engine wired with the Infinitybox system

He also wanted to use the latest and greatest for his electrical and wiring system.  He wired the car with our 20-Circuit Kit, with inMOTIONinLINK and inRESERVE.  The end product is seamless.  You can see no trace of the modern electrical system in this car.  For example, check out the trunk-mounted rear POWERCELL and inMOTION cell.

Infinitybox POWERCELL and inMOTION Cell wired into a Custom-BMW-E9

Infinitybox POWERCELL and inMOTION Cell wired into a Custom-BMW-E9

When the trim piece is installed in the trunk, all traces of the electrical system disappear.

John has a detailed build history on his website.  You can see all of the details on the building of “Vonn Trapp” by clicking this link.

You can also read the full article featured on Silodrome by clicking this link.

We want to extend thanks to John Ward at Fuel Bespoke Design, Ben Branch at Silodrome for the great article and Andrew Jones at Lens Flare Air for the awesome pictures.

Click on this link if you want to learn more about how you can use our Infinitybox system to wire you car or truck project.

 

1965 Porsche 356C

1965 Porsche 356C wired with the Infinitybox System.

1965 Porsche 356C wired with the Infinitybox System.

We recently received these pictures of a beautiful 1965 Porsche 356C from a customer.  He’s had this car for a few years and wants it to be his daily driver.  He’s made a bunch of modifications to this car to improve its reliability and drivability.  He had the ignition system upgraded, he made suspension enhancements and he wanted the car completely rewired.  He knew that he wanted the car wired with the Infinitybox system.  He wanted the reliability, simplicity and modern features that the system could offer.

This blog post is going to hit the highlights of the install and the cell locations.  Watch for a series of videos that will come out of this showing more details on how you can wire your car with the Infinitybox system.  You can catch these videos on our blog or on our YouTube channel.

He installed the 20-Circuit Harness Kit as a base in the car.  This includes one MASTERCELL and two POWERCELLs.  The MASTERCELL was mounted in the front trunk area, just in front of the dashboard.  This made it really easy to connect the MASTERCELL input wires to the switches, including the turn signals, head lights, high beams, brake pedal, ignition and starter.  In this picture, you can see a good view of the MASTERCELL location.

Infinitybox MASTERCELL mounted under the hood of a 1965 Porsche 356C

Infinitybox MASTERCELL mounted under the hood of a 1965 Porsche 356C

This picture shows another view of the MASTERCELL.  You can see the CAN cable running down the right edge of the trunk area.  This is going to the front POWERCELL.

Another shot of the Infinitybox MASTERCELL in a 1965 Porsche 356C

Another shot of the Infinitybox MASTERCELL in a 1965 Porsche 356C

The front POWERCELL is mounted in the well behind the spare tire.  The front POWERCELL is controlling the head lights, the high beams, the parking lights, the turn signals, the horns, the gauges and the wipers.  This location up front is ideal because it keeps the runs of wire short.

That is also where we have the inRESERVE solenoid and the fuses protecting the power feeds from the battery.  This pictures shows the location of the front POWERCELL, the battery, the inRESERVE solenoid and the primary fuses.

Battery, inRESERVE system and front POWERCELL located in a 1965 Porsche 356C

Battery, inRESERVE system and front POWERCELL located in a 1965 Porsche 356C

he rear POWERCELL is in the engine compartment, tucked away in the back-right corner.  Just like the front POWERCELL, this location is ideal because everything is close to the POWERCELL.  It is powering the turn signals, the brake lights, the back-up lights, the ignition and the starter solenoid.  We also left a provision for an electric fuel pump for when the customer wants to add that.  The longest run of wire that we had from this POWERCELL was about 4 feet to the left light cluster.  This picture shows the rear POWERCELL mounted in the engine compartment.

Rear POWERCELL wired into a 1965 Porsche 356C

Rear POWERCELL wired into a 1965 Porsche 356C

A lot of people ask if they can mount their POWERCELLs in the engine compartment.  The answer is yes.  We designed and tested the POWERCELLs to survive in the extreme conditions found under the hood.  This includes temperature extremes, thermal shocks, mechanical shocks, vibration and chemical exposure.

If you have any questions about our system or its capabilities, give our team a call at (847) 232-1991 or email us at sales@infinitybox.com.  You can contact us directly by clicking this link.