Ammo Can Air Compressor \ under hood mount

I originally planned on installing on-board air and hard mounting either a viair or ARB compressor. Once the time came I decided that something portable made more sense for me, plus I already had the MF-1050 compressor that I pulled from my old rig and the ammo can.

I pulled the compressor apart, gave it a good servicing, and did a couple mods (re-wired with 10 gauge, good cable clamps, and a few other things to make it fit in the can).

Under the hood I shortened the mount holding the main wiring harness to get it closer to the firewall to give me a little bit more room.

Here's what I ended up with...

 

Tactical af

 

That is a slick use of space right there! Thanks for sharing.

 

You should figure out a method to eliminate that top strap so all you need to do is pop the cam lock on the ammo box to open it. Like weld a couple rings on the sides of the can right where the threaded rods are so the wing nuts can stay on unless you want to pull the whole box.

 

Yeah, not a bad idea... I wanted to keep it simple, plus it’s not something that I’ll use that frequently, so this should do.

 

Awesome idea! ...runs outside to see if Viair compressor fits inside ammo box

 

Well done! Where did you get the mount?

 

Genius!. This will be my next mod

 

Thanks! I built it - 1/8" steel angle \ bar-stock

 

Excellent work, thanks for sharing. Perfect fit and it's creative, which I love to see on Tacos.

 

I'm gonna do the same thing. I was looking for a place to keep my winch remote under the hood also since I have to pop the hood to operate the winch anyway.

 

Look under your hood, the Sport models have something in that space

 

Just an update on this.

I noticed condensation buildup on the inside of the box so I drilled 2 holes on the bottom to prevent that.

Other than that, this has been very handy to have around.

 

A very good idea.

 

This is a cool project, looks awesome! Just some advice from my install: connecting the hose that close to the manifold may melt your hose over time. You can see in my pics where I originally connected the rubber hose close to the compressor manifold and then the next pic is a little overkill, but solved the issue. I would just recommend extending further from your manifold and maybe adding a bulkhead fitting to the outside of your can for a quick hose hook up if you like that idea.

 

Thanks for the feedback! This is designed to be portable, the air hose will never be used where it's currently mounted - the entire box lifts out and it gets put onto the ground when in use.