Shame about drag week but absolutely the right decision given the current situation

The joy of being able to do that on a hoist, as opposed to crawling around like a pleb on the concrete. Jealous.

This is why your channel is so great, you just do the job once and do it right so you can have peace of mind down the road knowing you're not relying on someone else's sketchy work.

Good call on drag week, a few things I found very handy on my trailers was the narva stick on led strip lights mounted on the underside of the doors when open, put out a heap of light and pretty low draw. Also to save rewiring trailers regularly because of the lead to the car getting pulled accidentally is to wire it like hire trailers with a seperate fly lead between car and trailer, or terminate it in a box on the draw bar then have a seperate section to the car.

To remove any jacket (not just the shrink on) just use a thread cutter/seam ripper for when you're using a sewing machine. Cheap as cheap gets, very sharp, and with the safe end on it (a small glass bead) you can slide it inside wires without damaging things. Buy like 10 of them and throw them everywhere you can reach in the shop. You'll thank yourself later. :))

2 videos in a week?!?! Madness Benny!!!!

Seam rippers are the best for clearing any insulation and heat shrink.

I would have added reverse lights. Never regretted having them.

The Cresta, crew, and videos will be missed. You're doing the right thing.Cheers.,

I'm an industrial electrician and the best thing I have found for removing a lot of cable insulation is a cable stripper. Look up Greenlee tool 1903.

Onya Benoit. Anyone that wires from scratch earns mad respect in my books

Good job wing. One additional set of clear lights inside trailer with separate switch inside trailer to turn off lights in interior wired to top runners . Comes in very handy to find stuff inside trailer on side of road at night . If you put set on inside of side doors would light up side of trailer when changing flat tire if needed. Plan ahead and won't need

From experience, I'd have put some silicone sealant or Sikaflex behind those clearance lamps even if they have a gasket included. At 100kph in inclement you can get a bucketloads of the moist stuff into your trailer cabin. Gaskets move in the extremes of Aussie weather a squirt of poo is simple insurance for keeping your toys dry.

Since you're using 7 core and only need 5, a handy way you can remove the outer sheathing is to just pull one of the wires you don't need down and outside the length of the cable. It'll cut it and come off pretty easy

When you opened the panel on the side of the trailer and it just cleared the lift... Like a boss

I worked in trailer manufacturing about 15 years ago, it was my job first thing everyday to get yesterdays freshly painted trailers all wired up, we'd build between 6 and 10 everyday and i had only 8 minutes per trailer to get it all done, i wish we had the time to bo it to this level but we did it better than most. We sore some shocking stuff doing repairs on other makes.

I realise this is an older video, Its good to see that you are using the correct tool for crimping the connectors. There are too many videos out there that encourage the use of pliers or side cutters, cos its good enough..

I was taught never to tin wires before inserting them into screw terminals. With vibration, they WILL become loose. It is better to use pin crimps on the wire ends or at least just tin the last 1-2mm to stop the strands from unravelling.

Might have a go at re-doing my trailer? Always get interesting tips watching your videos, thanks.

Good call on not coming back to the USA this year. Best wishes to you guys!!

Benny, for stripping cable outer, look at a JOKARI swivel blade cable stripper ( there are cheaper versions available) they are used by electricians on round cables and are adjustable. btw a heat gun works better on heat shrink.

The best wiring on a trailer in all of Australia.

Nice job! I'd normally recommend putting some dielectric grease in those connectors underneath the trailer, but that might not be necessary in your climate.

Just as a note if you're tying the cable into a knot, if that wire is a signal wire then ensure it is shielded. If it is un-shielded and you tie it into a knot, you could get cross-talk which can mean the lights not working properly.

Hate that your not coming to town this year. But safety first.

Fair call on Drag Week mate, it sucks but it'd suck more to throw loads of money getting the Cresta to the States then having to either store it or bring it back again, especially when there's sponsor money involved as well. Hopefully drag challenge is good to go though!

The soundtrack on this one was money! Great content and editing as usual!

So glad you put the number plate in the middle 🤘🥺

Awesome! I usually just test trailer lights with a jump pack, saves getting a vehicle onto it

Sad news about Drag Week. However, better safe then sorry. Loved the last run of videos and all the amazing work you guys did.

Totally understandable about the Drag week situation. Absolutely the right choice though given the circumstances. I live in New Jersey and we're still locked down for the most part. Things are starting to open up but it's likely going to be months before things can go back to normal. But, it would be awesome if you could eventually make it to race the Mustang. At least you have an option available. But safety first and there's always next year. Just gives you more time to plan and iron things out to come kick ass in the Cresta.

Benny my boy. I agree LEDs are way better for power consumption. If you ever see snow and ice Incandescents are nice because they can melt it off.

mate, we used 1 meter adhesive LED tape lights in the race truck, they light the inside up like daylight. Cheers

A small battery box with like a motorcycle battery tied to some led adjustable lights for work light could be useful. Make it charge through the car when it’s connected to the trailer plug.

Here in Finland we electricians use for cable sheating a "Jokari tool" which I believe is universally called a cable knife, most known manufacturer is Jokari, so that is where that professional slang term comes from.

Wire stripping knife is the best for stripping cable. The ones with the plate on the end so you can run it along the length without damaging the internal wires

I’m sorry to hear I won’t be seeing you at Dragweek with the Cressida, I hope it does take place

Put some marker lights on the front of your fenders. It makes it a lot easier to back up at night. I also like to put some dielectric silicone in the connectors to help reduce corrosion.

I remember doing this at TAFE. Was a good time

UK viewers at very least can ignore most of this video, not being critical of the way this was done, i just know trailer wiring & this wouldn't last a winter in the UK due to salt. Also our car & van trailer wiring is very different. We have 6 Circuits using 7 wires, side lights left, side lights right, indicators left, indicators right, brake lights, fog lights, Ground. Larger trailers & caravans use a second supplementary plug for reverse lights, fridge power, battery charging, etc.

That's a bummer, after meeting you Al and Woody last year I attempted and succeeded in getting a ticket for this year to compete. I was hoping to see you guys again and hopefully that still happens with the Mustang, but I can completely understand your hesitance to come with the current situation here. And if it does get canceled/postponed to 2021 I hope all those who painstakingly got a ticket this year will be honored next year. :)

That beat is sick!

If you want to cut those cable sleeves quickly, you can use a tool painter's use for cutting drop sheets, on ebay you can find them as "poly sheet slitters" just avoid the no-name ones, I've found they always have dull blades. Soon as you see a photo of one you'll understand why they're so good for cable sleeves

Benny, contrary to some rumors, you do not obsess over the details; you step up and smash them to flinders! Couldn't improve the job, short of spending more money for "absolute, 100%, guaranteed top shelf" parts. Sad to hear about US Drag Week, but rather expect able- and very informative about how many of our internationally "co operative" partners, like insurers, are not doing business as usual. Good on Ya', your lot are worth waiting for- I'm sure if you can support Benny and his Mustang, he would be thrilled. Let it be what it can be! KOKO

Drag week, seen it once seen it 1000 times

Bunsen burner, sick puppy spud reference?

I use a seam ripper to strip the casing off that multi conductor cable, reduces the risk of damage to the wires.

Right call. Drag Week is too big a risk this year. Hope to see you there then.

Love the number plate

God i love QC connectors and terminals. Sooooo easy to work with

To keep the number plate light separate from the left tail light you could have used a six pin connector instead of a four and bridged the park wire to the extra two pins for the number plate.

Cabac swivel cable stripper. It’s what I use to strip all circular cables.

Run clearance lights on your guards good safety .Speed boat trailers should have clearance lights.Boy racers forget about the trailer cutting corners

The Earth cable needs to be able to handle all the combined current of the other cables. When using multi-core cable, make sure the White wire is thicker than the others,especially on a trailer with dual axle electric brakes.

Just noticed you have (c) 2019 at the end of the film, you probably want to change that.

Try to find an IDEAL 45-128 sheath stripping tool. Also multi-core cables often have a rip cord, so strip a short length, find the ripcord and pull it back to strip what you need. Regards Brian.

Hard decision to make, but it had to be done. Stay safe, and keep on modding and chopping!

Sad to hear about Drag Week as it starts and finishes at my local track and I was looking forward to hanging out with you.

when I wire a trailer I always leave an extra 1/2 meter of wire under trailer to allow for the plug end to be replaced as the plug and the cable will get damaged

Knipex cable striping knife work really well

Did I just see you tin the end of those wires that then went under a screw terminal? Turbo Yoda would be disappointed. Shoe lace crimps or nothing.

Black can be Auxiliary or Reverse, depending which packet you look at. I wire black as 12v+, and use it to power switched interior lights in the trailer from the car battery. Although the same thing can be done from the park light circuit, just needs parkers switched on too. Either way, far easier when you want something out of the trailer at night than using a torch. A few strips of cheap camping LED's glued to the roof gives plenty of light and won't drain your car battery real fast if you accidentally leave them on. If you want to see something weird, check out how the US trailers are wired through a four pin plug. Left brake and indicator, right brake and indicator are one wire each as they all have red indicators. Then just tail and earth wires.

Cable stripping knives are golden. Get one with adjustable knife depth.

They make knives specially for cutting cable down the length of the cable for when your stripping cable all day. Go to any electrical wholesaler

BUMMER about drag week, but smart decision. nice clean install like always

When doing trailer plugs if you hate soldering, use boot lace crimps changes ya life.

Not all Australian trailer plugs are wired to AS-2513. Some unscrupulous manufacturers use the Reverse signal for Auxiliary power, even though the wiring is not suitable. 1.5mm^2 wire is not enough to safely power a fridge. Even more dangerous, when a vehicle is modified to function with non-standard wiring, and a standard-compliant trailer is connected, the Reverse Lamps will illegally operate when the vehicle is turned on.

Add led lighting inside the trailer as well as a cigarette lighter you never know when you will need the 12 volt but you’ll be thankful when you have it

Oh nice! I'm hoping to have the mazzie at the 5 day drag challenge event if it still goes ahead.

That's a real bummer about Drag Week.. before all this Corona stuff I was hoping if you came through Charleston again this time around you might do a meetup. Totally understand though, and will hope it works out next year. Stay safe everyone

Trailer heat have seven wire n the trailer have five wire how should I fix it

I just bought all ryobi too, i love there stuff.

Totally understand the Drag Week pickle you're in, given how much $$$ it costs for you to run Drag Week.

Just a quick one, are there plates welded on the axle to hold it in position on the springs? Cool vid, so helpful :)

check out those runs @14:50 :)

Would have been nice to cover that single insulation. Instead of stripping all the insulation from where you joined on for the right tail light, you could have only stripped what you needed for the tee off.

maybe a mini generator inside, and some work lights in mounted in the trailer so you can work behind it/ put the car behind the trailer for work.

Can you do a video on BBQ cleaning at some time?

What are you using to light up the inside of the box to find tools and equipment, when you are on the side of the road at night?

Knipex do a flex stripper/ cutter super easy to use

Other than running it though a cable stripping tool or cutting it by hand

So am I wrong or is green rh indicator and yellow lh?

Smart people make hard decisions. No one has a crystal ball, and everyone has a budget. Sad, but great choice. Really just wishing I had a hoist to do my trailer lights :)

I wish Benny, Al aka turbo yoda, Marty and some guys from haltech, help me to fix my mitsubishi lancer 90' model...

wiring codes are obviously different in Australia than the UK. here you dont have a wire for reversing lights on standard trailer wiring, park and sidelights are one and the same, brake lights are operated from the vehicle, sidelights are wired seperately from 1 side to the other etc., and the colour codes are slightly different it seems. blue here is Foglights, for example

Any reason for not using weatherpack or deutsch waterproof connectors? Not criticizing just curious.

should also connect a reverse light on the trailer

Looks like a it might have been nice to invest in a pneumatic rivet gun. :P

Reverse light?

Hey man just an idea why not use the reverse light wire to power a light on the inside of the trailer

I never cut off spare wires. On long runs they can be used if a wire gets damaged.l see you are using a flame on shrink wrap. We use a heat gun, hotter than a hair dryer and used on low as we are not stripping paint. On big jobs we run wiring in conduits, cables with high current draw or buss cables are run in their own conduits. On coaches and big trucks negatives (earths) are kept separate from positives and any wire that is switched positive.

Use the black wire on the loom to connect to both indicators so they both come on solid while reversing. Also noticed you forgot blinker fluid

7 pin flat. Never seen that before. North America it's generally either a four pole flat or a 6/7 pin Bargman end. No wonder your colour code sounded off to me. lol

You should have run a powerwire to the back of the trailer for work light/usb

Jokari is the tool you need for your wire

Sad to hear that your going to miss drag week. Maybe next year.

Does NSW let you put a single number plate light at the end of the plate, you normally have to put one at each end.

benny pls tell me you put condute on those exposed wires going to the left tail light?

How awesome would it be to have the crestsa parked in my driveway for 3 months let me know Benny I will do it no problem i got space if you do decide to do drag week .

Not only that, the chances of international travel in and out of Australia have a high chance of the ban continuing until next year