Intruder's build and off road pics thread

[bimrunner]

One of my friends compared that compressor with another guy airing up the same size tires with a CO2 tank and said it was close. Can't wait to try it out for real on the weekend.

It is. I think CO2 may have been a couple seconds faster. Seconds... not minutes. For the convenience of it, it is far superior.

 

[Intruder]

Well just for the hell of it I timed one tire. 13 to 39 psi in about 2 minutes on a 285/70/17 MTR.

 

[jrandom]

My ARB twin fills pretty quick. I fill stock bfg at's from 18 to 42 in roughly 10 minutes door to door and rolling for all four at 6500' elevation. The first tire is always fastest simply because the compressor is cool and working nicely because of it. I would like to add one of those fancy 1 gallon tanks. They would fill I suspect a bit faster with one, as you walk, check, and valve cap time the compressor would be filling the tank.

 

[Intruder]

The twin compressor took about 20 minutes or more depending on temperature to fill all 4 of mine from 13 to 40. I just undo all my valve caps when the first tire is filling then when the next tire is filling I put the cap back on the previous tire. Having these also helps NoLoss Valve Caps - Sierra Expeditions

 

[Intruder]

Almost forgot, here are a couple quick pics of the compressor installed.

 

[reidbailey]

Almost forgot, here are a couple quick pics of the compressor installed.

Thanks for the pics. I'm gathering ideas to mount mine.

 

[jrandom]

Having these also helps NoLoss Valve Caps - Sierra Expeditions

Nice! Hah I just bought a box of 100 tpms valve caps! Funny this is since I bought them I haven't lost any :faint2:

Almost forgot, here are a couple quick pics of the compressor installed.

Cool approach, much like that other that was posted a couple of day ago, with the fab'd bracket. I was looking to mount mine flat but ended up mounting it vertically in the same spot. Ideally I wanted to mount it flat above that stupid smog pump in front of the airbox to save that spot for a Aux battery, my patience was much to thin.

 

[fattire]

Nice timing on this for me. Need to add one before a trip to CO later this summer. I had been searching for mount options when this came up. Seems ridiculously simple and easy.

Does the compressor move at all with just the three brackets you have? The sturdier the better at least in my mind.

 

[Intruder]

Does the compressor move at all with just the three brackets you have? The sturdier the better at least in my mind.

It does move a little, especially if you grab it and move it. Doesn't rattle or make any noise while driving though.

 

[fattire]

It does move a little, especially if you grab it and move it. Doesn't rattle or make any noise while driving though.

Thanks. It looked pretty sturdy. I haven't had the chance to look but I wonder if there are any pre-tapped holes on the fender that could be used to add some additional rigidity. But if it's already quiet when driving it's probably good enough.

Thanks again!

 

[Intruder]

Thanks. It looked pretty sturdy. I haven't had the chance to look but I wonder if there are any pre-tapped holes on the fender that could be used to add some additional rigidity. But if it's already quiet when driving it's probably good enough.

Thanks again!

I seem to recall a few holes on the fender. Considering the cost of the bracket was a $10 piece of flat bar aluminum and a few bucks in fasteners I'm happy with it. If it starts to come loose and rattle I'll just get some steel brackets welded up using the aluminum ones as a template.

 

[Rjsimeon]

subd for the amazing pics.

 

[WarnerD9]

It is. I think CO2 may have been a couple seconds faster. Seconds... not minutes. For the convenience of it, it is far superior.

I'd agree until you factor in the time and dime to refill the tank and that the fill amount is limited to tank size and utilization. I seemed to have to refill every other trip when I ran a CO2 tank.

 

[marshal]

I'd agree until you factor in the time and dime to refill the tank and that the fill amount is limited to tank size and utilization. I seemed to have to refill every other trip when I ran a CO2 tank.

a 20# tank costs roughly $15 to refill/exchange. I'm not sure what size cylinder you were running but i know on my 10# i was able to fill my 37" tires from 3PSI to 30 3 times a piece.

also, i don't know what the CFM of the dual ARB compressor is, but my 20# tank with a 300CFM valve/regulator on it could fill my 35s from 10PSI to 32PSI in just under a minute

not saying that a CO2 tank is better for all situations based on that, but it does have its merits. personally id like to have both in a perfect world.

 

[Intruder]

I went with the ARB instead of CO2 for a few reasons...
- engine bay mount doesn't take up cargo space and always easy to get to
- 100% duty cycle can air up other people at no additional cost
- didn't like the idea of a large tank of compressed gas in the vehicle
- it's always in there and I know I'd take the CO2 tank out when I wasn't wheeling
- knew I'd forget to refill the CO2 tank before a trip and be left begging air from others with compressors
- only a few places to refill CO2 and they're across the city from me
- CO2 can sometimes be problematic in cold temps like we get here in the winter (freezing regulator, tank)

 

[bimrunner]

I went with the ARB instead of CO2 for a few reasons...
- engine bay mount doesn't take up cargo space and always easy to get to
- 100% duty cycle can air up other people at no additional cost
- didn't like the idea of a large tank of compressed gas in the vehicle
- it's always in there and I know I'd take the CO2 tank out when I wasn't wheeling
- knew I'd forget to refill the CO2 tank before a trip and be left begging air from others with compressors
- only a few places to refill CO2 and they're across the city from me
- CO2 can sometimes be problematic in cold temps like we get here in the winter (freezing regulator, tank)

Exactly. Co2 has a place but the Arb for me and my use is more convienient and nearly as fast. I do get to help a few people who have slow compressors... Just about every single time. If I had Co2, I'd have to refill it every time as well!

 

[Intruder]

A little throwback...

Stock mallcrawler
Untitled by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

Now(ish)
DSC_1917.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

 

[Jhalko]

A little throwback...

Stock mallcrawler

Looks like a shopping cart hit that "mallcrawler" and bent the factory rigid running boards. olice:

 

[Intruder]

Looks like a shopping cart hit that "mallcrawler" and bent the factory rigid running boards. olice:

Nah, just some lens distortion...

 

[Intruder]

What a great weekend. Things were looking iffy on the way down to the Pass when we got hit with some heavy rain on Hwy 22 just south of Chain Lakes. We could also see black clouds and lightning to the south and southeast, but one thing you learn after you go to Crowsnest enough is that you can see lots of different weather systems that never come close to you.

When I got down to Chain Lakes one of the guys was already there waiting and the other arrived shortly after I did. Just as the first few drops of rain started to fall we decided to get in our trucks and hit the road. Once we got down to the Pass we fuelled up and waited for the other two to arrive.

Once we were all at the Fas Gas we made our way towards Lille. The original campsite we were going to use was overgrown and someone had removed the fire rings, so we decided to go to a different spot. We set up camp, had some dinner, then sat around the fire with some drinks watching for two more who were joining us later. By 1am when they still hadn't arrived we figured they couldn't find us and set up camp elsewhere so we'd look for them on our way back out in the morning. Shortly after turning in I could hear some raindrops hitting the tent but after a few minutes it was done.

Saturday morning after breakfast I went back to the campsite we were originally going to use looking for the two missing Jeeps but nobody was there. When I got back to our campsite one of the guys said that his youngest had had a rough night and that they would stay around the Lille area. So the rest of us headed out toward the Fas Gas to look for the Jeeps and meet another guy headed down from Calgary. Still no sign of them on our way out, but we ran into another group of guys I know at the Fas Gas. One said they ran into the two Jeeps late Friday night dealing with a broken (or was it lost?) calliper bolt. I sent them a text and when the Land Cruiser arrived we headed toward the Daisy trailhead.

DSC_2078.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

On our way, one of the guys mentioned that the exit to Daisy had a locked gate and several man-made obstacles to prevent anyone from getting through. Before heading into the trail we went to check it out and see if the gate was locked. Unfortunately it was and there were several large rocks and a deep trench beside the gate. There would be no getting through there. We decided to do a different section of Daisy instead then head over to Dead Man's Pass. On our way back to the 40 we stopped for a quick group photo.

DSC_2085.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

The other section of Daisy was nice and dry compared to when a few of us ran it a couple months ago.

DSC_2112.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

DSC_2149.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

After finishing that stretch of Daisy we headed back to Hwy 3 to get to the Atlas staging area. When we got back to cell range I got in touch with one of the Jeeps and gave him directions to where we were heading. We stopped in a clearing to have lunch while waiting for them to get there. Once they showed up we got on the trail.

DSC_2164.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

DSC_2166.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

DSC_2170.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

After finishing Dead Man's, two of the guys had to head home. One of the other guys lost his new sunglasses somewhere on the trail so he headed back to find them while the rest of us went to find a campsite around Seven Bridges. The first campsite we were going to use was occupied but we found another just down the road a bit. Oddly, we found several bones around the site from horses or cows. We immediately dubbed it camp jawbone.

DSC_2180.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

DSC_2190.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

DSC_2192.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr