What are you up to?

[zildjian]

Adding the front wheel to Taz's dog stroller this weekend

[Toshbins]

Just starting to fit air suspension. I'm at the looking hard and sucking through the teeth phase.
I've gone for a VB kit with compressor and gauges etc. The kit is beautifully made and prepared for the Amarok - airbags by Continental, a switch and gauge panel made to fit perfectly in place of the dashboard end panel and wiring looms and connectors all ready made to length and sheathed. If I lived in Germany it would be a very straightforward fit. But... the compressor has brackets which are millimetre perfect for mounting under the dashboard close to the steering column... on a LHD truck.
No matter - its still better than a generic kit. I can mount the switch panel as designed (although it will be on the passenger side of my truck) without having to modify it. The grommet that they suggest using to feed the wires and pipes through is hidden under the brake servo, so I need to find an alternative to that. I then just need to make some new brackets for the compressor, although I may not quite create a mirror image of the LHD setup. Where I've chosen has clearance for the pump and a substantial piece of metal to bolt it to, but its a little more snug than where it would have gone.
How hot do these things get? The airbag is nowhere near the size of a tyre so am I right in supposing that it will only be running for a very short time?

[zildjian]

Which compressor?
They are graded on operational cycles ie they run then ideally need a cooling down period before running again
(which is why its preferred to install a tank somewhere) anyway

the cylinder head of the comp will get hot to touch, you CAN mount them other than vertically it doesn't hurt them, mine is under bonnet on inner wing so plenty of air passing around it generally oh and make sure wherever it goes its bolted through some rubber grommets or otherwise to reduce vibration as the sound is transmitted through cars shell

[zildjian]

Re-reading emails from 15 years back

(looking for something specific) unfortunately my current account isn't the one I used back then and Gmail is not so easy to search

[Toshbins]

Which compressor?
They are graded on operational cycles ie they run then ideally need a cooling down period before running again
(which is why its preferred to install a tank somewhere) anyway

the cylinder head of the comp will get hot to touch, you CAN mount them other than vertically it doesn't hurt them, mine is under bonnet on inner wing so plenty of air passing around it generally oh and make sure wherever it goes its bolted through some rubber grommets or otherwise to reduce vibration as the sound is transmitted through cars shell

Duty cycle on the label is 15%. 1.00 CFM.
It's pre-mounted with rubber grommets on to a base panel so I'm not worried about noise.
According to the instructions, it has to go inside the car as it isn't waterproof, otherwise it could go under the bonnet easily.
I know that the little compressor I use to pump up tyres does get hot if it's run for some time, but I can't see that this will need long at all to pump up a little air bag.

[zildjian]

A few seconds I'd imagine, by 'waterproof' they mean don't leave it submerged, mine has been beneath bonnet this time for three years OK,
before that I had room behind rear seat with tank which is better as inboard and clean at least. they are a robust bit of kit and last years, well worth the money.

[derestrictor]

A lovely morning, just right for hanging around sainsburys

[Big Jim]

I use one of these , cheap and cheerful.
.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19ecoolbuy-Po ... Sw0QFXC1nI
I am sure from memory from 0 to 50 psi only takes a minute , how hot can any compressor get in that time ? The thing I like about mine is you can set the desired pressure and it will shut off when reached .

[zildjian]

Some fresh air today I think, won't be getting my shorts out in same way others were yesterday!

[rubberrat]

Moving stuff around the yard. Demount the Tischer and move big trailer in front. VW on other side and leave the SValley on the truck for now.
Amazing what a faff it is to shift about all this non-powered stuff. . Plonking two demountables and trailer in the road. Like a childs puzzle. Took two and a half hoyrs.