Well I finally got it done and the Hornblasters shocker classsic are every bit of what is advertised – LOUD!! I bought the entire setup from Hornblasters which included (2) 480C compressors, (2) five gallon tanks. Just about everything came with the kit, the pressure switch, all the wire connections, wire, diagrams, etc. I did by an aftermarket Arrow pressure regulator since this is a 200 psi system and I only wanted 150 psi on the second tank – for the horns. Finding a place to mount everything took a while but it really worked out great. There was plenty of room inside the fenders on both sides for the 5 gallon tanks. I just had to make brackets to mount them. The brackets are 5/16 2 X 3 angle iron. I used a neat little trick my son came up with, C-clips, to hold the bolts in place to mount the tank. The passenger side of the truck, it’s a long bed, was the logical place to put the compressors. I mounted them in battery boxes to keep them clean. I did use the remote air filters and mounted them inside of the cab behind the rear seat. I used (2) pass-thru pieces to run the lines into the cab. The pass-thru pieces are actually what you would use for your kitchen sink sprayer to sit in. I decided to put the horns on the driver side between the frame and the outside of the truck. I just made up some brackets and mounted them in pairs – one pair behind the other. They are angled down. Since the horns were on that side it made since to put the air regulator and the air valve on that side – which I mounted on the frame. Since I did not want an air-line inside of the cab I got an Air Zenith 220 psi gauge from Hornblasters. It has a sending unit which I mounted on the passenger side tank then all I had to do was run the wires to the gauge in the cab. All of the wires either cross over or run directly up the driver side of the frame. I did put air hose connections on each tank so that I have air available on both sides of the truck. You will notice in a couple of the pictures that I did put in a small “mud flap” I guess you would call it – behind each tank to keep the tires from throwing to much dirt onto the tanks.
The install worked out well – at least I am happy with it. Time will tell. Pictures are available on the link below.
bigdon68