cgm
3rd October 2012, 05:14 AM
Hi Guys, been very busy and haven't posted any updates for ages. I've managed to squeeze in quite a few mods since my last update, but haven't found the time or motivation to get them here.
Thought I better put something up. This was yesterday, so I'm out of sequence, but will try and catch up on some of the other mods through the week.
Was trying to finish the wiring for the rear battery (will post it later) and thinking about where to put the Air Compressor. I have plenty of space under the bonnet, but I tried that here once before and it just doesn't work. As soon as the hot weather comes it trips the thermal cut-out too quickly and then just never cools down enough to come back on. Last time I had it mounted between the fridge and the rear quarter window on top of the shelves. I was going to do that again, but it was nagging me that it takes away a flat surface that I could put something else on or pack on.
As you all know these little guys get very hot too, so you can't stack on them after they've just been used. I know the ARB ones often get mounted under the seats for lockers and such, so I thought I'd try that. Out with the seat then and here is where I ended up.
(Remember it's a left hand drive car, so it is under the right side passenger seat).
I wanted to mount it quickly without a huge need to make up some fancy bracket. The floor is not too flat under there, but doing a real rough "will it fit" test it looked like there was a chance. I realised that the base could be moved 90 degrees, so that I could still potentially screw the base down flat with the compressor on it's side, so that was the start:
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
Got the seat out, lifted the carpet. Can really see it is all sorts of angles and levels. Had a bit of wood lying around (that I'd grabbed from the slats when the neighbours threw out a kids bed). Here it can be hard to find things, especially wood is hard to get and expensive. Thought I could somehow screw something to the floor to make it flat and then build on that:
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
Next layer on top of the carpet:
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
Drilled a few holes in the base plate and screwed it straight to the wood:
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
A wider view of the situation:
(Note the red wire going under the door kick thing - that's the main wire running back to the rear/second battery)
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
Cut a bit of the insulation out and soldered straight onto the main/heavy wire running past. There is a fuse inline on the compressor, but it is not showing on the picture, being tucked under the carpet:
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
End result - just fits!:
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
For now I'll just hook my hose on and out the door. I see problems with that long term with the door blowing shut in the wind, so I'll have to look at running a bit of hose out through the floor to a mounted connector I think. Hope it doesn't get too hot to melt anything under there. :p
I proudly showed it to the wife and what do you think she said? "Why didn't you mount it under your seat?" Ha Ha, not too sure really :)
Thought I better put something up. This was yesterday, so I'm out of sequence, but will try and catch up on some of the other mods through the week.
Was trying to finish the wiring for the rear battery (will post it later) and thinking about where to put the Air Compressor. I have plenty of space under the bonnet, but I tried that here once before and it just doesn't work. As soon as the hot weather comes it trips the thermal cut-out too quickly and then just never cools down enough to come back on. Last time I had it mounted between the fridge and the rear quarter window on top of the shelves. I was going to do that again, but it was nagging me that it takes away a flat surface that I could put something else on or pack on.
As you all know these little guys get very hot too, so you can't stack on them after they've just been used. I know the ARB ones often get mounted under the seats for lockers and such, so I thought I'd try that. Out with the seat then and here is where I ended up.
(Remember it's a left hand drive car, so it is under the right side passenger seat).
I wanted to mount it quickly without a huge need to make up some fancy bracket. The floor is not too flat under there, but doing a real rough "will it fit" test it looked like there was a chance. I realised that the base could be moved 90 degrees, so that I could still potentially screw the base down flat with the compressor on it's side, so that was the start:
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
Got the seat out, lifted the carpet. Can really see it is all sorts of angles and levels. Had a bit of wood lying around (that I'd grabbed from the slats when the neighbours threw out a kids bed). Here it can be hard to find things, especially wood is hard to get and expensive. Thought I could somehow screw something to the floor to make it flat and then build on that:
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
Next layer on top of the carpet:
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
Drilled a few holes in the base plate and screwed it straight to the wood:
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
A wider view of the situation:
(Note the red wire going under the door kick thing - that's the main wire running back to the rear/second battery)
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
Cut a bit of the insulation out and soldered straight onto the main/heavy wire running past. There is a fuse inline on the compressor, but it is not showing on the picture, being tucked under the carpet:
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
End result - just fits!:
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/
For now I'll just hook my hose on and out the door. I see problems with that long term with the door blowing shut in the wind, so I'll have to look at running a bit of hose out through the floor to a mounted connector I think. Hope it doesn't get too hot to melt anything under there. :p
I proudly showed it to the wife and what do you think she said? "Why didn't you mount it under your seat?" Ha Ha, not too sure really :)