Replacing of Carpet in a Gu Patrol and Installation of a ARB CKMTA12 Air Compressor

[hutchy84]

Now for the Compressor

The compressor is the largest in ARB's Range

First of all i purchased some 40 x 40 x 3ea

I then cut 4 sections @ 100mm marked out a centerline on the 4 angle sections then i marked out the hole centers which were 60mm apart - so each angle section has 2 holes in it on 1 side of the angle only.

I the trimmed 2 pieces of the angl on one side down to 15mm i then attached them together and welded them, i left the other sections as is and welded them together this alows for the compressor to sit level.

I then attached the brackets to the compressor and with a paint pen i marked the locations and then cut out the sections of carpet to be removed for the drilling process.

I remarked the holes and then drilled the 4 holes with a 8mm drill bit. i purchased stainless bolts for the bolting of the compressor down.

I painted the brackets with just a cold galvanising paint.

The compressor sits perfectly under my seat without fowling with the seats sliding mechanism.

For the electrical install.

I puchased 2, 2 mtrs of 50amp positive wire and 2 meters of 50 amp negative wire and some heat shrink along with 3 battery terminal conectors.

I taped the three sections of wire together and with just some fencing wire i taped the bundle of wire to so that i could feed the Power wires from the inside of the cab to the engine bay.

I then solderd the wires to the compressor wiring harness and heated the heat shrink. ( Important make sure the heat shrink goes on first ) I then cut the wires to size and soldered the battery terminal connectors to the wires.

For the switch install i installed it to the center console as it has three swith locations there and for the accessory power wires for operation i just installed to the cigarete wires as this is only for switch operation purposes.

Upon purchasing the compressor it comes with all the wiring diagrams you need.

All the wiring sits perfectly under the carpet and you wouldnt evan know it was there.

[hutchy84]

Installation of Seats and Trims


For the installation of the Trims and seats i got a phillips screwdriver and found the holes and then i cut around the holes with a stanley knife so there is no way of puting the holes in the wrong place

[hutchy84]

Guys if you would like any more info just ask and i can let you know

Hope this is a help for anyone going to tackle this job

[Clunk]

excellent work there Hutchy

[MudRunnerTD]

Hmmmmmmmmm? NIIICCEEE Compressor there bud, Real nice.!! If i had my time again I'd have one is a blink.

I got to borrow one a few weeks ago and it took 2:30mins to pump up a Simex ET2 35/10.5/16 from 18psi to 40. Not too bad at all. It was doing great until the bloke beside me used his endless air to do his 35s in half the time again!!

Hey Carpet looks the goods too mate. well done

[Bigrig]

Top job all round mate!! Carpet looks a treat and top write up with pics to take us through it!!

[Kram]

Well done Hutchy watching with keen interest due to me having to do the same at some stage. Thanks Mate

[hutchy84]

Well done Hutchy watching with keen interest due to me having to do the same at some stage. Thanks Mate

Kram i would allow a few days so your not rushed i couldnt use my old carpet as a template due to the oil on the carpet so i had to start from scratch not to mention the oil i had to clean out

[mrcrazydude]

Hutchy - I'm really thinking about getting one of those compressors, but a bit worried about the noise inside the cabin.
ie. for the moment it would just run direct to tyres etc, but in bad / cold weather, there would still be people sitting inside the car. Would the noise be loud enough the be painful, or just irritating for the time its being used.

going forward I would probably connect it to an external tank, so it would probably kick in and out occasionally even when not being used. This would be better in that the thank could be primed while camped etc, so noone is in the car, but would still kick in due to use or leaks etc.

Would you sit in the car with the compressor running under the seat?
Is it louder than say having the stereo playing while driving??

Thanks mate, I've been looking for sooo long for anyone who has actually got one, and finally found this, AND its even in a Patrol!!
(+ I kinda need to purchase a compressor today/tomorrow if i can :-(

[hutchy84]

Hey Mr Crazy dude

The noise from this compressor really isnt going to bother you i thought it was going to be louder than it actually is and for the amount of time it takes to pump up your tyres really isnt an issue i pump up a set of BFG A/T 285/75R16 from 12PSI to 40PSI in around 7 Minutes

The way the wiring harness provided is set up to run only whilst the accessories is on and i strongly reccomend to only run the commpressor whilst the car is running as it is required to be connected to your main battery also if you get the correct hoses and have good fittings and use a good sealant on your threads it shouldnt leak at all so once pressurised you wont have the intermittant on and of
I Recommend stainless steel braided lines and to get someboby like pirtek so you can get those compression fittings that way your garenteed it wont leak

My set up is with out the tank for the moment but to be perfectly honest if you arent running air lockers there is probably no reall need for the tank as this compressor is really efficient i would have to say this would be one of the best things i have installed on my car

Also i have mounted mine under my drivers side seat and as you can also see i just got some normal air line and a couple of fittings from my local industrial paint supply place and in total that only cost me all up $13

Also it doesent run to hot either