Barlowrs 06 Taco Expo Build Thread

Awesome build man. Love the truck

 

straight badass!

 

SEXY!

 

This is one of the best, most organized build threads I have seen so far. Dude sweet build!

 

Thanks for that, I appreciate it. That is what I was trying to do, make this as easy as possible for people to search and get useful information.

 

The trail pictures on your first page, what trail are you on? That trail looks pretty tough. I hope your do not mind, but im useing your truck for a blue print for my 08 4 banger im building. Thanks
Nate R Spence

 

The trail is Gold Mountain in Big Bear (3N69). Forest Service rates it "Most difficult" but its not TOO bad....probably a setp below John Bull.

No problem on using my truck, that is what the build thread is for, to give others idea. If you have questions, let me know.

 

Ya It looked like a few trails we have out here in utah. Ill give ya a holler if i have any questions. Thanks

Nate R Spence

 

Wow...sick rig man, hope to see it in person sometime.

 

Well after getting stuck over seas for work for a few weeks, I am back on schedule with my compressor install. So, here it is, hope it helps some people or give them some inspiration.
My plan was to have a compressor that could fill tires, blow out filters, etc, while at the same time, run some basic air tools for trail. I wish I could fit a york or belt driven compressor, but if you have ever looked inside the engine bay of one of these V6 tacos, that was clearly not an option. I researched a lot, and came to the conclusion that the PD-1006 compressor that is strapped onto the top of a Puma assembly was the best option. Here are the stats for the compressor:

¾ HP Running
1 HP Peak
3.4 CFM (not bad for a 12V compressor)
135PSI Working pressure
150PSI Max Pressure

In addition, here is a list of some of the other toys that go along with it:

2.5 gallon Viar Tank (yes the puma came with a tank, but it was too small for my liking)
90 PSI On / 120PSI Off Pressure Swtich
140 PSI Blow Off
18” Steel Leader Hose
PA61A Load Genie Unloader/Check Valve
80A Resetable Water Proof Breaker
100 A Relay
Interstate Metal encased water separator
75 ft of Nylon Tubing
7 port manafold
A LOT of compression fittings and other fittings
A lot of 4 AWG Wire

Hmm, there is probably a bunch of other stuff, but that is the basics….The scheamit I ended up coming up with went something like this. (Red is Electrical, Black is Air):



So…now it came time to mount it all. I wanted the compressor out of the elements best I could, but under the hood posed a few problems, first of all, it is very hot there, and heat is bad for compressors. Also, as we already established there is not much room, and this compressor is not a small one by any means. I thought about under the rig, but that is to exposed to the elements. Finally I fount a nice solution. Behind door number 1!



First thing I had to do was relocate the factory 120V plug. I do use this a lot, so I didn’t want to just get rid of it. Instead I made a harness and extended it to the other side of my bed.



That left me a nice opening to play with. Because I have the CBI rear bumper, I have a large opening behind the cubby hole, and a lot of steel to weld to. I created a little shelf that welds directly to the bumper. Because this compressor is pretty hefty, I needed the shelf to be strong since it is cantilevered off the bumper, I used ¼” Plate and added some nice gussets for bracing. Here are few pics of the shelf and the bracing.





This also give me a nice place to mount the 100A relay. Here you can see the relay. In addition I added a separate ground strap..just to be safe. Non proper grounding is a bad thing.






Next was to mount the compressor and trim the cubby to fit around it. The cubby provides some nice protection for the compressor while also proving enough space for her to breath. I also added some fiberglass heat shielding behind it so my body paint doesn’t start to melt on the outside. With the cover closed, you would never know I had a compressor there (the first pic in the post is with the compressor already mounted….didn’t see it did you!?)



Cubby Mounted:



Now for all the accessories. The water filter is mounted right above my rear shackle, This makes it accessible to drain, but protects it because the suspension would hit before any rocks hit it. I also opted for a metal encased filter to be safe.



The tank is mounted right in front of my rear bumper. It is just the perfect height to not hang below the bumper (even the drain cock).



I then decided to go with two quick connects, one up front and one out back. I made a little bracket for the front one and bolted it to my Allpro bumper






For the rear, I decided to mount it vertically off of the antenna tab on the CBI bumper. Mounting it vertically is a bit risky as moisture could flow down into the system, but I have some nice covers grabbed from work.







The wiring will be in another write-up as I revamped my aux fuse block mount to make room. That should be up in a week or two.


Thanks

 

Nice work!

 

Nice work!, Good idea with the front and rear chucks.

 

Well, as some of you may know I have recently installed my OBA system (OBA Install). This has required me to add a 80A breaker to my arsenal. While doing this, I decided to upgrade my 100 Fuse that was wired to my Aux fuse block to a resettable breaker as well. The last thing I want is to be out somewhere and blow the fuse and not have a spare. The resettable breaker allows me to not have to carry spares (those fuses are pretty pricy too). So this led to a re-design of my under hood mount…let’s call this V 2.0.

While my original mount worked well (Aux Fuse Block V-1.0), I did have one complaint after having it for a while. Because my winch solenoid was mounted to the bottom, it made it very difficult to remove to gain access to the firewall grommet, or to remove for other reasons. In my original design, I never thought I would be removing it, but over the past year or so, I have had to do this multiple times, and it proved to be a pain, so my redesign had to have the following requirements:

- Easy to remove the fuse block
- Room for Fuse block and 2 breakers (100A and 80A)
- Still maintain my winch solenoids
- Room for at least 2 light relays
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After messing around with a few ideas, this is what I came up with…now out with the old and in with the new!

The new design is two parts, the lower shelf is smaller, so it can stay permanently mounted and still five me good access to the firewall, etc. This lower shelf is where my solenoid mounts too. This is hard mounted to the truck.

The upper shelf which holds the relays, fuse block and breakers is no longer bolted to the truck itself, but rather the lower shelf through the use of 2 bolts that get bolted into stanchions that stay on the lower shelf. This allows me to EASILY (2 bolts) remove the upper shelf, and the stanchions stay in place such that I don’t even have to mess with nuts on the back side.

Like my original, this is built with 18 gage stainless steel.

Here you can see the two parts and how they fit together:








Now, time to mount under the hood. The small shelf gets hard mounted to the fender (same as original design) with the winch solenoid mounted below it. Here you can also see the box that contains my winch solenoid mounted.


The upper shelf gets equipped with the fuse block and breakers. (The relays get mounted to the two holes on the vertical side once it is mounted in the engine bay).



Lastly, it is simply bolting the two bolts in place to mount the upper shelf to the lower shelf and there you have it.


I think this should serve my purposes well.

 

looks awesome and fits beautifully right there good job keep up the good work!

 

What kind of gas mileage is this truck getting?

 

Nice build...

 

Surprisingly, the same as when I rolled it off the lot. When I first got her I complained about horrible mileage (She has never gotten good mileage), but with all the extra weight, it hasn’t changed, which is really weird. About 15mpg now.

 

Any plans on locking the rear cubby in the future?

 

Na, dont think so, the compressor is bolted down and would be very hard to take, adn the other side cubby (next to power outlet) just holds some tie downs and a canyon dancer for hauling my bike around. Nothing worth locking up. Besides, with my shell up, they are pretty protected.

 

Amazing build! Very inspiring! Thank you for taking the time to share all of this with us