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endless air tank............<>
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:45 pm
by spike
so there are a few post on here about endless air with a air con compressor so im gonna try and do this with a ea82 comressor.
but what should i plumb it into?? i dont really want to have a tank in the boot and under the bonnet isnt that appetising either.
ive done a search and seen some with the slide bars and bull bars with them has any one done this with a suby??
im going to look into it pics up later
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:07 pm
by tex
mates got it on his cruiser tray and seen compressors with the carry bar as the tank. but no matter what you use you must put a pressure relief valve on it. My legacy had a small vacuum resovoir behind the left quarter panel so you could do something like that!
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:58 pm
by spike
yeah id definatly put a relief valve on it not too sure how to make it so it was air tight though
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:19 pm
by 90brumby
u can buy relif vales like 40 bucks i got 1 thats adjustable ive got it set just above the fill pressure and my tanks mounted in the tray
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:43 am
by spike
a tank in the back would be ok but i have a wagon so yeah i dont wanna take up too much room, im thinking of building a 5 or 10 litre tank and putting about 100psi in so that a fair bit of air.
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:52 pm
by El_Freddo
If you've got an L series the rear floor compartment could be a good spot for the tanks. I'd look at mounting the pressure relief valve outside of the cab
Cheers
Bennie
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:32 pm
by spike
in that little tool box bit in the boot??
i was wondering abot it but would probably prefer that for fuel.
im thinking of the bull bar or wheel carrier.
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:25 pm
by wrxer
there was a bloke on tv and he said use the spare tyre as a reservoir, he was putting 100psi in the wheel, dont think id be comfortable with that bomb in the cabin with me. tho my 5 stud space saver spare is rated for use with 65psi in it, so youd think static of 80psi would be ok about 25% over filled even 90psi is 30% over.
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:16 pm
by Phizinza
My brothers going to get a 20 odd litre tank possible from a scuba shop for his in his Land Cruiser. He just so happened to use a compressor from an L series. Although I don't think it was a standard one as it has both the ports on the back and all the other L series ones I've seen don't.
Theres a few pictures on this thread down the page a bit
http://offroadingsubarus.com/forum/inde ... pic=669.60
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:27 pm
by SuBaRiNo
This is what i have used. Fits between the back bumper and fuel tank.
Dave
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:56 pm
by spike
yeah im gonna try to do the bumper idea if anyyone has any other suggestions??
i like the spare wheel idea 4wd tires can go up to about 120psi but why lol
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:43 pm
by wrxer
any truck and trailer workshop wil have old air recievers laying around, they come in several sizes including one about scuba size. already have plumbed pipe fittings and mounting plates and are pressure tested.
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:53 am
by spike
actually i might go down that track ffirst now if its free its worth a shot lol
even if i just use it for the shed at home cause i need a new tank there
i just realised that tthis probably isnt the right forum section for this post
do we need a bodywork micellainies section??
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:10 pm
by 90brumby
there only about 150 depending on the size for a brand new 1 theres a mob over here called abs they deal with heaps of that stuff
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:46 pm
by spike
yeah ill see what size i can get.