[Rusho]

Hi All,

I am after an air tank for on board air. Also, if you have any bits and pieces around that would help setting up the onboard air would also be appriciated. Prefer bits in brissy.

Cheers

Rusho

[Polar_Bear]

see if ya can find an old fire extinguisher....they can be had for free....or next to nothing... ive picked up 2 along the way! they are long and thin and prefect for fitting in a zook somewhere...and strong as!

[smileysmoke]

i got an alluminium 9L tank with multiple ports for 100 bucks off hobzee i think it was.. expensive maybe but its a wicked pro made tank and i know it wont fail because of my bad workmanship

[Rusho]

Polar_Bear wrote:

see if ya can find an old fire extinguisher....they can be had for free....or next to nothing... ive picked up 2 along the way! they are long and thin and prefect for fitting in a zook somewhere...and strong as!

I like your style

[want33s]

I have bought two of these.. One for my Zook, the other for the Trol.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Air-compressor-A ... 45f08661af


As for air tanks..... Extinguishers are certainly strong enough but are only steel and will rust quickly ..... They also only have one hole so draining them isn't easy...
Something like this is a bit dearer but is made for the job and will last a long time.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Air-Tank-10-litr ... 45ef4d86b4

[Rusho]

Cheers Jas, the manifold would definately sort everything out and make it a much easier install

[Fatzook]

want33s wrote:

As for air tanks..... Extinguishers are certainly strong enough but are only steel and will rust quickly ..... They also only have one hole so draining them isn't easy...

I have 2 stainless fire extinguishers at my mates place. No rust They come from fire supression systems in McDonalds kitchens. They need to be stainless for health reasons.

Rusho, I'll see if I can find them. They are at Charlies place.

[Rusho]

Fatzook wrote:

want33s wrote:

As for air tanks..... Extinguishers are certainly strong enough but are only steel and will rust quickly ..... They also only have one hole so draining them isn't easy...

I have 2 stainless fire extinguishers at my mates place. No rust They come from fire supression systems in McDonalds kitchens. They need to be stainless for health reasons.

Rusho, I'll see if I can find them. They are at Charlies place.

Excellent smithers

[Ben_Sierra]

I use a scuba tank, get lots of air fills from that

[Polar_Bear]

want33s wrote:

As for air tanks..... Extinguishers are certainly strong enough but are only steel and will rust quickly ..... They also only have one hole so draining them isn't easy...

one of the ones i have is alloy, its got date stamps on it dating back 30 years...no rust

how big do ya wanna go?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FIRE-EXTINGUISHE ... 53e11b1b1c

nice stainless one...in sydney but

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4-5kg-POWDER-FIR ... 3cacc13aee

[want33s]

Ok so the extinguisher/rust issue is solved but how do you drain the water out of the tank????

[Rusho]

If I get one cheap enough I will get a drain plug cut and welded into it. Should be ok??

[steve]

want33s wrote:

Ok so the extinguisher/rust issue is solved but how do you drain the water out of the tank????

when the car is on it's side?

[mightymouse]

Go to a truck wreckers they will be everywhere and will already have the fitting

[Polar_Bear]

want33s wrote:

Ok so the extinguisher/rust issue is solved but how do you drain the water out of the tank????

depends on how often you use it and how much water collects in there.... down here in sa we dont have the humidity you guys get up there, so i didnt bother with a drain, even on my work compressor which gets used 40+ hours a week...flat out might be lucky if it gets drained once every 6 months

[Fatzook]

Rusho81 wrote:

If I get one cheap enough I will get a drain plug cut and welded into it. Should be ok??

Have TIG. Will use

[tombutt]

man if your out samford way sometime jsut go to the dump they have a big thing for them aslong as the supervior guy aint there you can take as many as you like

[slowsierra]

what size tank/fire extinguisher would you need to get. i have one that is just as tall as a 600ml bottle but a bit wider, is that to small and what could you run off one of these setups? i am running it off a vitara compressor if that is any help.
thanks greg

[rick1970]

I have an small alloy fire extinguisher as an air tank in my Rodeo. Just drilled/tapped a few extra 1/4" BSPT ports in it, one on the bottom for a drain. Wall thickness was easily thick enough to do this.

[hutch]

want33s wrote:

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I see you have a perfectly functional filing system there!

[want33s]

hutch wrote:

want33s wrote:

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I see you have a perfectly functional filing system there!

Works for me!!!!