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Airbag air tank help

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by chopnweld, Apr 17, 2011.

  1. chopnweld
    Joined: Apr 16, 2009
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    :confused:Hey fellas, I need to find a single air tank for my airbag set up that is about 12 gallons capacity and about 44in. long x about 7in. wide (diameter); to fit in my 51 merc trunk on the shelf above my C-notch. Any ideas where to find one new or used? Thanks fellas!
     
  2. AAFD
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  3. chopnweld
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  4. chopnweld
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    Can ya help a brotha out with a long and narrow tank idea?
     
  5. chigger
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    Suicidedoors.com, but the site says that the tanks are sold out! worth a call though.

    Airbagit.com and run 2- 5 gallon tanks
     
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  7. gimpyshotrods
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    How big are your bags and what are you running for compressors? I do 4-corner bag jobs all day, most every day, and rarely ever use a tank that large. The only time is do is when it is used with an engine-driven compressor, like a York.

    The dimensions you quoted would be a 7.33 gallon tank. Why not shoot for an 8-gallon tank?
     
  8. chopnweld
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    Great idea gimpy. I am running morrison ch***is with firestone bags 6' inch diameter double convoluted front, sleeve rear. Maybe 10 gal too big. Running dual compressors. Can you pm me your phone contact info? Where can I get a long skinny 8 gallon tank? Thanks!
     
  9. chopnweld
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  10. mrconcdid
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    Since were on the subject, I have had a few airbag and hydro cars, that I built.
    I have been thinking of volume vs pressure, we have all see the pancake tanks used for nail guns, and the pressures they run. My last set up I used a 5 gal tank, 2 electric compressors on a full size chevy 1500, it worked great but I did run 200psi.
    but I could only get 2 lifts of the front end on a single fill of that tank ( I ***ume is was due to pressure drop, not volume loss) so with all that in mind, a small tank would hit the pressure faster than a larger one, so would there be an advantage to a 1 or 2 gal tank with faster recovery time compared to longer fill times with larger tanks?
     

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