i started to get serious on my on-board air set up. Since I lost my stock spare location I moved where i would be placing it there from where I had originally planed. Friday I played with the wiring to make sure I knew what I was doing before getting serious with the welder. Sunday I dug through the scrap metal pile and dug out some of my favorite pieces to work with, bed frame. Bed frame angle iron is made out of some crazy metal which can't be cut with sawzall blades, so it must be bad ***. And it is free...people are always donating to my scrap metal pile by leaving their bed frame at curb side.
Here is the version one layout. The two top bars rest against the cross members on either side of the spare tire winch facing front to back. The air tank sits against the drivers side of the U shaped bracket. The pump sits horizontal right behind the hitch.
This is the exit manifold. The barbed exit will have the hose permanently attached to the truck with exits on the left, right, and back of the truck. The other three give room for expansion. The right side is a air solenoid and a one way valve I will have routed to the air bags. The left side has a gauge for system diagnostics. I might re-route this around to the side of the tank as it looks to be close to the diff cover when under the truck. I have not bolted it in so I will decide what to do with it then.
The entrance manifold with a pressure switch and a Japanese style quick connect to match the exit hose of the Smittybilt pump. i didn't want to do anything to the pump I couldn't easily put back to stock.
Here is my secret modification. I will use the spare tire winch to lift it into place and hold it while I bolt it into place.
And yes I know I should have cleaned my joints better. I started out real good. Then the heat of the day became overbearing. And then I had to re-due a few sections due to improper planning. So some of the later pieces got a little rushed. I am thinking about putting on a Titan Hitch in the future so I will most likely have to re-design it again around that.
I still have to cut holes for the switches and gauges in the cab plate I made. I also have to wire and plumb the whole thing as well.