Portable ARB compressor setup in carry case

So when I had my 2 door I mounted my ARB twin compressor in my engine bay. Worked amazing. But sold the car and took the compressor out.



Then I got a ranger raptor and installed Deck Drawers. Go with me, this matters. It came with a bunch of hard cases.



So when I lemon law’d that car for cam phasers I’m now sitting in hard cases and a compressor. So why not combine the two and now I have storage and compressor in a carry case.

I got heavy duty battery clamps from Polar Wire because each compressor has its own power wire and this can take a wire into each side of the clamp



I’m pretty happy with the set up. I know the chuck is kinda exposed but we should be ok.



Let me know your thoughts. I like that it’s portable, but the downside is you could forget it on a trip. Also really like Moarflate stuff.

I do like it a lot. I have the ford portable one with a single ARB version in it. I think the only improvement I could see some sort of quick disconnect type setup for the power versus the ARB jumper style. If you solve that reach out, I might be interested in buying one from you.

Stillwater35 said:

I know the chuck is kinda exposed but we should be ok.

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Why mount it on the outside where it creates bulk/snag point? Don't you run the compressor with the lid open?

I guess I don’t know. Not a great place to affix it so it would be flopping around inside the case. Good idea though!

Rumbloki said:

Why mount it on the outside where it creates bulk/snag point? Don't you run the compressor with the lid open?

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This

Rig up an air chuck inside the case.

Cobrafang said:

I do like it a lot. I have the ford portable one with a single ARB version in it. I think the only improvement I could see some sort of quick disconnect type setup for the power versus the ARB jumper style. If you solve that reach out, I might be interested in buying one from you.

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You could use Anderson Connectors

Cobrafang said:

I do like it a lot. I have the ford portable one with a single ARB version in it. I think the only improvement I could see some sort of quick disconnect type setup for the power versus the ARB jumper style. If you solve that reach out, I might be interested in buying one from you.

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Investigate Anderson Connectors. High current, high quality. I do it to all my vehicles. Can jump anyone to any other without even raisintg the hood. A set of jumper clamps one end and Anderson on the other works great. The compressor could have a mating connector.

Stillwater35 said:

I guess I don’t know. Not a great place to affix it so it would be flopping around inside the case. Good idea though!

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Unscrew the elbow and hose from the compressor and screw the chuck into the compressor.

C6ZZGT said:

Unscrew the elbow and hose from the compressor and screw the chuck into the compressor.

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ARB shows that in their pictures but their instructions caution against doing it that way. Transmits a lot of hear to the hose and can make the fitting on hose fail.

You could consider using a Milwaukee packout box. This would allow you to be able to secure it using the packout clamps and would also make it easy to pull and use in another vehicle.