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Space for a compressor...

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Post by MightyMouse »

Having no under bonnet room for a compressor had the "brilliant" idea of fitting it under the passengers seat. After a bit of work - turned out well ( IMO ).

If I could post a pic I would but don't seem to be having any luck...... Any suggestions on how ?

So if your short on space ( and which Daihatsu isn't ) worth considering.
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I use http://www.putfile.com

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Post by MightyMouse »

Thanks guys - now to see if it works.....

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Post by murcod »

What did you do with your jack? Would have thought the driver's seat would have been easier due to it not having anything under it standard?
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Post by senergy »

There is quite a few electrical connections under the passenger seat as well, be carefully when drilling.
There is plenty of room under the drivers seat, I've jammed 2 amps there, one on top of the other.
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Post by Clint »

Looks like a nice neat setup mate. Top job.

What brand is it etc?
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Post by Bowhunter »

It wont get too hot and risk over heating in there will it?

I imagine there'd not be too much airflow over it to keep it cool when refilling four (or more) tyres at the end of a days drive.

Just wondering...

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Post by MightyMouse »

Strange comment re the jack... Mine is in the back clamped to the rear roll bar. Looks factory to me, so I am assuming other models have their jack under the passengers seat ?

Why the passengers seat - well the rooms the same and the slight vibration when the compressors running is better for the passenger than me ( ie - passenger comes a distant second ). Also didn't want to have no drivers seat whilst building it.

As for temperature - lots of clearance around the unit and none of the compressors I could find had any type of cooling fan I could see...
Did think of fitting a small computer style cooling fan but so far hasn't had to work hard. Is a "Supercheap" model .25 hp. Have pulled it apart and it looks OK. Has a propper foam air cleaner fitted so should handle the bush.

Its running a pressure switch that cuts it out at 60PSI so it looks after itself when turned on.
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Post by murcod »

The jack on my '92 is definitely under the passenger seat - strange?! :lol:
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Post by Bowhunter »

Mine should be under my p'seat but resides in my tool box :P
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Post by RockyF75 »

Feroza's have a roll bar :? I want a roll bar :cry:

I have a little broken mount thingy for the jack under the P/S but my jack roams about freely, rolling front to back to driveside and back again, depending on the angle i'm on :D
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Post by MightyMouse »

Well to be truthfull mine is now in the tool box as the clamp thing wasn't really out of the way of the shovel and axe - so it got unbolted.

There's just no way that my jack ( which is a bottle type jack ) could be accessed under the seats - even though there's space.

Sounds like your seat base is different as well.
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Post by murcod »

It sort of sits right at the back of the passenger seat, it sticks out a bit. It sounds like the same type of jack though?
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Post by MightyMouse »

Well - if anyone wants the rollcage based jack mount its free or more practically visit a hatsu wreckers.

Apart from it being visible its a very functional design -absolutely no chance of moving.
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