What's the difference between a bumper tapped for air and a homemade air tank?

Can you find a picture of a small propane cyl you're talking about?

 

What's the difference between a bumper tapped for air and a homemade air tank?

Can you find a picture of a small propane cyl you're talking about?

 

Well nothing I suppose, if you're not pressurizing too much. And you never know how much is too much.

And as far as the rollcage being filled with air, I'd be paranoid about one of the welds failing, say where your arm was resting, and that air shooting out at 150psi penetrates your arm and causes an pulmonary embolism, and you kill over. That would blow major gorilla balls.


Like the ones used for bbq pits.


Or you can use these


Hell, you could even use a fire extinguisher like this.

There's so many cheap and easy ways to make an air tank rather than jerry rigging something up that'll probably cost you more in material anyways.

 

Won't those propane cans rust out from the inside when using them for compressed air?

 

I went down to a used marine parts store and I found an old steel SCUBA tank as well as a pressurized aluminum kerosene tank.

The steel scuba tank is probably expired, and I don't know whether it will rust on the inside. I don't think I have to worry about the tank exploding on me as I'm using it for 150psi max, but I am worried about rust clogging the various valves. Also, finding fittings for a scuba tank might be difficult.

The kerosene tank is pretty old, but its aluminium, so it won't rust. I don't know if its NPT though (how do you tell?). It has 2 or 3 openings. The tank is about 3gal, which will be easier to mount above the rear axle.

Both are $20.

 

I bought an air-brake tank, tapped for NPT already. It was $40.

 

From the looks of it, the side of the York is going to contact (not fit) against the passengers side torsion bar end. Thats not even taking into account that the motor leans towards to passenger's side when its straining.

It looks like I may be designing my own bracket.

The bracket would work fine with a inch or two drivetrain lift, which I can't afford now.

 

Damn, that sucks! I am very interested in the bracket you come up with

 

http://www.budbuilt.com/new/york_brackets.html

See if you can get them to help you out.

 

I may be able to bend this one into the shape I want it yet. That will have to wait until friday or saturday though. Its going to be tight though, the York is a big unit.

 

The first bracket it completely wrong. Right idea, the wrong dimensions though.

 

Alright, bracket done, plumbing done, wiring done compressor mounted.

I HAVE ONBOARD AIR! And lots of it too. Fills up my 31x10.5r15 from 8psi to 30 in about a minute. Filled my 2.5 gal tank to 150psi in about 45 sec- the blowoff valve sounds wicked. Now there is a pressure switch as well- so I won't be hearing that anymore unfortunately. The compressor itself is super quiet- you can barely hear it above the engine noise at idle standing with the hood open. Makes sense, it used to be an AC compressor.

Now for 18 wheeler horns

 

Show you the setup on my dodge manana when it's light

 

ITS FINISHED!


https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...mplete-155162/

 

Come on then, lets see.

 

Oh, completely forgot. Go out and take some pictures now

 

Oh man, the big rig horns are the icing on the cake! Im very jelous now

 

Air horns supplies. I might just go down to 99 Truck Parts by Scott Rd. and piece together a system.

 

 

I used to have dual bell 36/26" horns mounted up under the bumper, but that's just a horrible place to put horns sound wise, and I didn't really want to mount them on the roof. These 4bell siege's are super loud, and combined with the fact that they're pointed at the ground, they reflect off the pavement so they're not direction and they sound much much much louder than those longs ever could have.