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Old Jul 29, 2016 | 08:32 AM
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Any suggestions on a relay panel? Im thinking I will need at least 4 relays. 1 for electric fuel pump, (which I already have) and then 3 for the fan. (1 for low speed, 1 for high speed, and 1 for ac override.) I know I could go individual relays, but would kinda like a panel.
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Old Jul 29, 2016 | 09:27 AM
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I'll be using this https://www.summitracing.com/parts/h...smEaAuVK8P8HAQ

The Hella ISO Mini relays are rated for 40 amps, so not sure if you need anything higher
 

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Old Jul 30, 2016 | 11:47 AM
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That's a nice, clean looking box that Robert chose. If you need more relay real estate, look at the boxes in the later Dakotas. I went with a factory box from a '94 Dakota, mainly because it was attached to the '94 wire harness I pulled from the JY! Dodge calls it a Power Distribution Center (PDC), but I like it because it has 6 relay sockets, and 8 large fuse sockets. You can pull extra female pins from another box and customize your PDC the way you want it. You probably saw this pic in my build thread, but anyway:
 

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Old Jul 30, 2016 | 11:56 AM
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Here's one of the female connector pins pulled from the PDC:

 

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Sorry for the delayed response! Orig. I was thinking something like Robert posted being what I wanted, But after thinking about it, what Ragged come up with, I think I like better. I could have all my relays, fuses, etc. for my fans, fuel pump, and anything else needed in one location.
FWIW I did get a 99 intrepid fan assy off of ebay. Have not had a chance to try it out yet. But I believe I will have to move the condenser out 1" to provide enough room to sandwich it in between the radiator and condenser. Its 3.5" thick and I dont see anyway to cut that down.
Really need to pull the radiator and look closer!
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