Expeditions West 2004 Tacoma

[Scott Brady]

Pete,

Sorry for missing that question...

It was just a matter of simplicity. I wanted to retain as much of the stock components as possible, and did not want to stress the CV's with the additional angle.

With the dual lockers and long travel in the rear, I am pretty happy (660 on a 23 degree ramp)

 

[mountainpete]

Cool

Have you had any issue with the stock UCA's punching holes?

 

[Scott Brady]

Cool

Have you had any issue with the stock UCA's punching holes?

No... Even with "spirited" driving

 

[Scott Brady]

Scott what about all the other doodads for the OBA? Like the pressure switch, checkvalve, and a safety release valve? Did you skip those lil tinkertoys or are they mounted elsewhere?

Slick looking deck you made.

Thanks

The check valve is mounted to the compressor. All of the other goodies are in the engine compartment. 1. pressure switch, line to front chuck, VDO sender, ARB solenoid, etc.

They are all mounted in an aluminum manifold that Slee makes. I will post picks tonight

 

[flyingwil]

Thanks

The check valve is mounted to the compressor. All of the other goodies are in the engine compartment. 1. pressure switch, line to front chuck, VDO sender, ARB solenoid, etc.

They are all mounted in an aluminum manifold that Slee makes. I will post picks tonight

Where are the Pic's!?

Wow you have come a long way this week.... You might have to baby-sit my Taco, and maybe I can get it back as a grown up Taco like yours?

:Wow1: WOW! Is about all I can say! :Wow1: Hopefully I won't faint when I see it in real life at the Rally in Nov. Hey At least I can say I got a great role model now! There are 3 Taco's I am jealous of, one is yours, second is the BajaTaco, and the third is Peter Parks rig. I hope that when mine "grows up" it will be a good mesh of all three. Keep up the great work, and thanks for keeping ups posted, Scott. I look forward to the pic's you promised!

 

[The BN Guy]

Scott, did I know you're building a DeMello rear bumper but did he build the swing gate or did you? I'm curious about the hinge configuration. I'm still going back and forth on a design. A friend and I came up with one that acutally "Slides" back away from the tailgate and can still swing out. The purpose is to allow me to still lower the tailgate and use the bed extender.

 

[Scott Brady]

Demello built the swing out as well. I will dig up some pictures of the hinges and send them to you.

The thing I like most about Jason's design is the four connection points of the swing-out. Two hinges and two latches.

 

[Scott Brady]

The Passenger side wiring is finished!

The winch controller is wired (thanks Chris!) and works great. The gauges are also wired and working. The small black momentary buttons you see next to the gauges are the memory recalls. It will be neat to see just how cold it got outside, etc.

 

[Scott Brady]

This shows the Slee air manifold in the engine compartment. From left to right: Compressor input, ARB solenoid, VDO sender, 85-105 pressure switch, output to front air chuck.

The pictures do not show, but it is nearly wired (thanks to Chris). We will drill the hole in the bumper for the air chuck tonight, and run the hose to the inlet. After that, we can test all of the systems.

 

[Scott Brady]

The tool box is finished!

This shows the extensive wiring required to manage, monitor and distribute power to all of these systems.

The little switches on the front allow manual intervention to the battery separator.

There are five powered circuits that will run from the fuse block to the back of the cab to power the radios, fridge, inverters, outlets, etc.

 

[The BN Guy]

I'm in the process of mounting a compressor in an ammo can but I'm concerned about the heat buildup inside a semi-sealed container. Is it unwarranted? How are others preventing this from happening?

I've thought about using a CPU fan to help bring in cool air. Bad idea or alternate ideas?

 

[Scott Brady]

I'm in the process of mounting a compressor in an ammo can but I'm concerned about the heat buildup inside a semi-sealed container. Is it unwarranted? How are others preventing this from happening?

I've thought about using a CPU fan to help bring in cool air. Bad idea or alternate ideas?

Great idea! That is what I am using. I have a 120mm HD CPU fan installed. It turns on when the compressor does. I also installed a foam element filter to keep dust out.

 

[BajaTaco]

Scott, I didn't think to ask you this tonight, but is that air supply to the manifold regulated at the compressor?

 

[Scott Brady]

Scott, I didn't think to ask you this tonight, but is that air supply to the manifold regulated at the compressor?

No, just with the pressure switch... Are you thinking I need to install a mechanical pressure valve?

 

[BajaTaco]

Yea, I think you are supposed to regulate the pressure to the ARB locker - at least with the RD90 anyway. I think if you go much above the high 80's in psi you might risk the seal (mine is set at 85 psi). This is what I was told by my friend Rob who had his locker installed at ARB's shop in Renton, WA (which is now in my truck). You might want to give ARB a call tomorrow and verify ((425) 264 1391). If you do install a regulator, I would actually try to put it between the manifold and solenoid, so you will still have full output pressure available for your air chuck. I got a small Campbell Hausfeld regulator for mine at Home Depot.