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McVeigh then added a dual-fuse ignition system accessible from the truck's front cab.

He drilled two holes in the cab of the truck under the seat, while two holes were also drilled in the body of the truck.

One green cannon fuse was run through each hole into the cab.

These time-delayed fuses led from the cab of the truck, through plastic fish-tank tubing conduit, to two sets of non-electric blasting caps.

The tubing was painted yellow to blend in with the truck's livery, and duct-taped in place to the wall to make them harder to disable by yanking from the outside.

The fuses were set up to initiate, through shock tubes, the of Tovex Blastrite Gel " sausages ", which would in turn set off the configuration of barrels.

Of the thirteen filled barrels, nine contained ammonium nitrate and nitromethane, and four contained a mixture of the fertilizer and about of diesel fuel.

Additional materials and tools used for manufacturing the bomb were left in the truck to be destroyed in the blast.

After finishing the truck bomb, the two men separated ; Nichols returned home to Herington and McVeigh with the truck to Junction City.