Outer Limits 4x4 Board

I'm wondering if sealing the ends of the pipe that froms the top half of an ARB bull bar could form an extra air tank. Has anyone heard of that being done?

I have heard of it being done, not with an ARB bar though.

Does Fester run this setup with that bigarse tube bar of his ? anyone ?

what would be the result of hitting a tree with 150psi in the bar? non-event or bad news?

muppet_man67 wrote:what would be the result of hitting a tree with 150psi in the bar? non-event or bad news?

You'd have an auto-reverse system
Hit tree, and jet propel you back onto the track.

Actually I have no idea what would happen. I imagine a very rapid depressurisation, but don't image it would be explosive, but then I'm sure no expert on the forces involved.

It would go pssshhhhh and thats it. 150psi is nothing.

Jimbo
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:22 pm

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It would go pssshhhhh and thats it. 150psi is nothing.

x2!!!!!!

just make sure it can be isolated from your other tank so that in the event of that you could still pump up tyres, operate lockers and air tools

ok, so what's a good way to seal it then? hammer in a plug or weld something in?

Triangle wrote:ok, so what's a good way to seal it then? hammer in a plug or weld something in?

Definately would have to be welded up, i don't see any kind of plug holding 150psi in there. Also much easier to weld it up then make a plug that would work.

Don't go through any deep river crossings, you might be bouyant

How many use their pipe rock sliders for air tanks?
They would hold more air than pipe on a bull bar.
Thought of doing this when I make mine complete with s/s Nitto airline fittings.

What about sealing up chasis rails, would save them from ever getting gunk in them to rust them out, and also, there's exo's too...

Don't forget to include some way to periodically drain the moisture build-up.

Chassiss air tank ftw.!!!!!

Apparently this is a feature on bentzooks new gravitron rig, thus has already been thought of by him. The theory is that instead of using oxygen he is going to fill both his airbags and chassis with helium. This in combination with his skilled used of the air bag controlls, will enable him to literally cheat gravity and find the answers to the universe.

JemmyBubbles wrote:Chassiss air tank ftw.!!!!!

Apparently this is a feature on bentzooks new gravitron rig, thus has already been thought of by him. The theory is that instead of using oxygen he is going to fill both his airbags and chassis with helium. This in combination with his skilled used of the air bag controlls, will enable him to literally cheat gravity and find the answers to the universe.

To drive through the 4th layer of Gravity!

i have thought of this aswell but was gonna use the rollbars.

To adapt an existing bullbar to an air tank wouldn't be worth the trouble but to make one from scractch specifically for the purpose wouldn't be a bad idea. The process to make a commercially available bullbar suitable would be very time consuming may as well just get an air tank and fit it somewhere on the vehicle

you will have a problem with rust in a steel bar. compressors and air create condensation... condensation causes rust.

yeh what scott said

-Scott- wrote:Don't forget to include some way to periodically drain the moisture build-up.

you wont get it all out, but was wondering about heating some how to 'dry' it out.