Installing Dual Air Command

[blutaco]

In preparation for a new Eagle camper, Firestone Air Bags and Dual Air Command going into 06 Tacoma.

Found a location for compressor in engine compartment, right side, between air intake and brake unit as shown in photo (mounting_location.jpg).

Made a plate out of aluminum diamond plate to pick up the one open threaded insert, one bolt on air intake, and two bolts on brake unit(mounting_plate.jpg).

Test fit plate, mark holes for bolt and slots for other bolts.

Add right angle fitting to compressor for line to filter (right_angle_filter.jpg).


Installation in truck to come.

-Blutaco

 

[blutaco]

Installing Dual Air Command - into truck

Bolt to threaded insert in fender gets grommets to set spacing.
Other three mounting points used existing hardware.




To come: wiring, installing air tank.

-Blutaco

 

[blutaco]

Installing air tank

Added a bracket to move mounting holes for air tank out from behind the tank:



Mounted tank on frame rail on passenger side. Seems a little exposed;
any better place to mount it?


-Blutaco

 

[blutaco]

Mounting controls

Note the threaded inserts above brake unit on right side of engine compartment; use these for mounting.



Make a bracket that allows mounting to these threaded hole, accepts
the dual air command gauge/switch panel and then has a place for air supply/manual fill valve plus a toggle switch.
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You should trim Dual Command mounting p;ate if needed to get clearance for bolt hole to mount your bracket to truck.





-Blutaco

 

[blutaco]

Mounting control panel

12 Volt, 20 amp fused power, hot when ignition on comes over from Painless Cirkit Boss. A 20 amp toggle switch allows a manual on/off for this supply to compressor.

Air tube to filter by fire wall, lower than compressor.

Airlines to tank and Air Bags go down then along frame rails.

Added neoprene between control bracket and truck for some shock mount.

Controls on bracket in truck:



Overview:



-Blutaco

 

[chnlisle]

Blutaco,
Please explain how you caption your pix individually. I'm sure someone has explained it before but I was having a tequila breezer and didn't pay attention. Thanx.

 

[DLN]

Nice work and write up, larger pictures would sure help if you can repost, and welcome aboard.

 

[blutaco]

pictures

New to this, how do I post larger pictures? Looks like a file size limit when I attach.

-Blutaco

 

[blutaco]

I did an attach after each text line, so did the insert iamges one by one.