Old post but I just reached out to Morrflate about the TenSix since I already have their quad and love it. They mentioned it can be hard wired under the hood with proper ventilation. I picture a mount similar to yours in my head but with vertical surface to mount the compressor looking like it's laying on it's back and the numbers facing the passenger side. If I go this route I might get the Barnes mount and try to weld something custom up.
Looks awesome! I'm considering this option, but that bracket is sold out. How is the quality of the bracket? Was it easy to install? I'm also looking at the injen and the kr offroad but those are more expensive, and like you I don't want to spend $200+ on a mount.Got some nice weather here in MN. Decided to finally install the ARB with the Barnes bracket. Their instructions aren't the greatest, but I figured it out. Watched some various Youtube videos to figure out the wiring. I wanted to use one of the Aux switches, so Chase Gentry's video was the most helpful in that sense.
I'd actually recommend our KR Off-Road bracket. We have a patent pending design on it and were the first to market with our kit. It's made out of stainless steel and powder coated black (right here on Long Island, NY).
DO NOT do that. That air compressor is NOT DESIGNED to go under the hood. It's a portable air compressor and should NEVER be installed under the hood.Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr
Now that I got this I think I am going to try to use Grimm's mount and modify it to suit my needs:
I contacted Morrflate directly and they said that it can be perm mounted under the hood in any orientation except upside down. The only suggestion they had was to put the power source on a 120 AMP breaker, and I would probably run something similar to a battery isolator to control the power to the unit so it's not hot all the time. I guess I could use the breaker to cut the power source too but I've heard those breakers aren't meant to be used like a switch (cycle wise).
I'm going for the compressor that mounts inside the rear swing gate on the inside of the truck space.
I would question that in fact, i'm going to reach out to my rep over there. They should not be telling you to do that. Those are NOT on board air compressors, they are portable air compressors and shouldn't be mounted in the engine bay.
Very straight forward install. Just take your time. I’d pre-assemble everything first (main bracket, leg brace, compressor) if I did it again. There were a couple blind bolts that were tricky.
I'd definitely be curious to what they say, they even called me to tell me it shipped (which was kinda awesome, don't see that much anymore) and I mentioned to them I had their quad already and loved it for my Tacoma. I told them I am going to try to perm mount it in the engine bay of the Bronco and he said he would love to see pictures if I can make it work.
