Air Bagin my Chevy

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Sat Jun 15, 2013 6:26 pm

Well... Got a few things figured out and done. Relocated the wiring harness (pita btw) and fabbed up the stuff for the drivers side. Need to finish weld the a arm and finish boxin in a few spots (for the tie rod and for strength). Heres a few pics of what im talking bout.

I spent bout 2 hours makin the plate for the bottom of the a arms in corel before i Cut it out with the plas table. If i ever need another, itll fit perfect. Chopped the inner part of the fender so i could see how it might sit on the ground. Both sides sit bout the same. Over all im happy with what ive done. Im to the point where i need to spend money on bags... solenoids... and all the good stuff.

GoingCustom · Post by **GoingCustom** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 11:39 am

Moving right along, nice work! Not sure what you're looking for solenoid/bag wise, but I have 4 RE-7's, 2 RE-6's - never used, dual 480 compressors and 1/2" valves/fittings I'm selling. Vehicle was never driven with everything installed, but they are from the s10 that I posted pics of on the first page, so they've been used during the build. Everything works and is in good condition. I also have the steel braided line that came with the compressors. They were removed so I could run copper hard line. If you're interested shoot me a PM.

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:31 pm

--Sent ya a PM Travis--

Got the front on the ground today. It waaas hot today. WoW. But anywho...

Ive got a quick 20sec vid of dropping it on its belly too.

20 sec video Chevy 1500

I made everything to sit low... real low. I dont think this truck would have a prob sitting frame on 22's. Theres enough travel in the bags and arms to go up another 2" at least. When i get the new bags... I might make longer uppers cups for it. I have 3" cups right now.

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:35 pm

Pushed it out of the shop and dropped it down. I had quite the mess going on. Parts are on the way. Just need to pick up a couple tanks off feeBay and get a fuel cell.

... Now that i think of it. Ive got alot more work to do

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 11:04 am

Its been HOT here in Nebraska lately. I got some stuff from GoingCustom and got my Airlift 2600 and 2500 bags. I have the truck sitting on the new bags already. Really happy with the front, not so happy with the back. I gonna have to redo the back bag mounts... again.

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:03 pm

Well. The rear brackets arent too bad with the 2500 Airlift bag. Didnt get to work on it today. Just pushed it out of the shop and played a little using shop air.

Playin with the back bags
Playin with the front bags

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 2:15 pm

8.5 gallon Air tank showed up today. Fuel Cell should be here this week or first part of next week. New Tie Rods and ball joints are here. Still need to notch and tub the front fenders. And tub the rear. Figure out what to do with the exhaust that crosses under the trans. Finally got the box notched and sitting on the frame. Seems like i'll have to switch to a skinnier tire. Tires rubb on the box fender lips. I dont really wanna cut em. Ive got about 2 1/2 weeks to get it done so i can make a local cruise night.

Heres a quick pic of it laid out in front of the shop.

GoingCustom · Post by **GoingCustom** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:46 pm

looking good! Wish I would have known you needed an airtank and a fuel cell... I have both lol. Air tank hasn't been mounted on anything and fuel cell was bolted in during mock up but never filled

fergy · Post by **fergy** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 2:35 am

how many hours you got in this ute ???
looks like a lot of work!!!

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 4:50 pm

fergy wrote:how many hours you got in this ute ???
looks like a lot of work!!!

More hours than i can count.

Got the tank mounted today and the valves on it. WOW those valves are pretty wild.

tm america · Post by **tm america** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 9:02 pm

Looks nice.. as far as pinion angle it should be 3 to 4 degrees down..The rear end tries to roll up under load .if you go with 1 or a -1 it will roll up past straight and can cause a vibration and ujoints to fail ..Also that can cause wheel hop and loose of traction..Almost all factory 4 link setups run uneven lenght upper and lower links as the driveshaft angle changes as the rear end goes up and down to keep the ujoint at the same angle thru the travel they ussually run longer lowers.you might be ok with this due to the driveshaft being pretty much straight at normal ride height .. Most cars have the driveshaft angled down toward the rear end in stock form
Are you using a press brake to bend the plate?or just doing it in the vise?

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 8:10 pm

Im not building a race car. This is just a project to beat the streets in. Stock 350tbi, bark is worse than its bite.

I plas a .060 line and bend em pretty easy in the vise.

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:10 pm

Well... im not gonna make my deadline

. Girlfriend thought the kitchen had to be completely re-donein the last weeks. BUT i have the truck down on all 4's once again with all new tie rods and ball joints in the front. All i have left is fuel cell mounts to fab up. Then just bleed the rear brakes, mount the new pull fuel pump, mount the battery and fire it up ( i hope).

I did get the switch box wired to the valves. Gonna have to open the box up. Seems that i have a wire not connected somewhere. Any who. Ill post some pics of me playing with it on shop air (fbss, laid out and air'd up). That reminds me. I need to buy a couple relays.

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:05 am

Some pics playin on shop air. At 120-145psi the 1/2 valves are crazy fast. I have a 145/175 pressure switch. Hope i dont get wiplash. Im gonna see about getting some bushings for the dumps. It slams the ground hard right now. Maybe put some 1/2" to 1/8" and see if that helps sit it on the ground softer.

Rister · Post by **Rister** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 7:42 am

when I was still driving around my f150, I just put some plugs in the dumps and drilled a small hole in each plug. started off pretty small and worked my way up to where I liked the speed. It also helped with the back pressure that I needed to keep my smc's from sticking.

GoingCustom · Post by **GoingCustom** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:49 am

I have the slow down baffles that screw in to the end of the dump valves. It will still go up fast, but it makes it to where it's adjustable going down. Nice work on the progress! Realllllllly making me miss my s10 tho

vid of the adjustable baffles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQd2_ibOaAM

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 1:00 am

GoingCustom wrote:I have the slow down baffles that screw in to the end of the dump valves. It will still go up fast, but it makes it to where it's adjustable going down. Nice work on the progress! Realllllllly making me miss my s10 tho

vid of the adjustable baffles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQd2_ibOaAM

Build another truck man!

Made some hold down brackets for the fuel cell today. Made em out of 1/8" alum diamond plate. It cut like crap, as usual. But nothing a bur pencil cant fix. Pic from Corel. Ill get some actual pics up once i get it bent.

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Fri Jul 26, 2013 2:33 pm

Fuel cell brackets

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 3:18 pm

Got alot done on Sunday. New Goodmark fenders, nice straight hood, smoothie bumper with lower valance and gmc grille shell with a billet insert (gonna be traded out for a factory chevy grille when i get a chance). I tubbed under the hood with trailer fenders. Finally bolted down the box too.

Bought a new battery and the rest of the electrical components are on the way. Still dunno what to do about the radiator over flow tank...

Itll sit on the lower valance when laid out. I have a 2x4 sitting under the frame right now. Otherwise the truck sits on the exhaust cross over and not on the frame... yet.

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 4:18 pm

Not much done since last post. Been busy with other projects. BUT i did air it up and drive it around the block.

People in the small town didnt know what to think about it

JJsCustomDesigns · Post by **JJsCustomDesigns** » Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:59 pm

I havent updated in awhile. I got the truck running and driving now. Just need tires before ill take her out of town.

I happy overall with what ive done. Its been alot of work figuring this thing out. Next time i do one. Itll be a different rear setup. 6 link with a watts link i suppose. That'll leave room to have the fuel tank and air ride componenets under the bed- instead of in the bed. I posted a video on Youtube ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG_WAITu7kQ ) driving it up to the shop.

Thanks for checkin out my build.
Thanks to GoingCustom for giving me a helluva deal on the air ride parts and advice.
Thank to the other businesses i got parts from too. ( Illusivedf )

GoingCustom · Post by **GoingCustom** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 2:41 pm

Glad I could help

And good to see the parts being put to good use!

illusivedf · Post by **illusivedf** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:43 pm

Good to see you got it running now get a vid of it railin down the road lol.

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