Got Air??? I Do :)

[bdyman]

oh god i can hardly contain my self at times just waiting for the rear struts to come in
i should have the air ride installed in a few weeks still need to buy some stuff
but here are some pic`s of what i got
:thumbsup:
:pimp: <<< yes i am :thumbsup:

[bdyman]

and a pic of the compressor system

[Travis99Alero]

enjoy the air. cant tell from the pics, what kind of compressor is that? and u running a 5 gal tank? what size and brand valves and what size lines u runnin?

[AftermathAlero]

cool! .. I think thats a normal regular brand compressor.. If and when that compressor does go out. Get a Vliar brand. (theres the best out there, 2nd choice would be a blowjax brand). Then I hope you got parker brand valves.. if not.. those normal cheap valves sucks. My friends beetle is down from not having parker. He can't lift up his front end.

Just some tips for ya bro, if ya didn't know them when you did your air ride research before hand.

[johny_boy32]

congrats man...looks like all of this is starting to come together for ya.

[Redog]

Cool looking kit, after you install is it possible to put a vid up?

Car goes up, car goes down.
Car goes up, car goes down.
Car goes up, car goes down.
Car goes up, car goes down.
Car goes up, car goes down.
Car goes up, car goes down.
Car goes up, car goes down.
Car goes up, car goes down.
:pimp: :thumbsup: :smokin:

[bdyman]

:lol: ya ken car goes up car goes down :lol:
the compressor system is all air ride technologies, i think some of the best around me and my old boss always used air ride compressor system`s and never a prob
line size is 3/8 i think iam not all about car goes up car goes down like a carnival ride lol if ti`s slow it`s cool for a old guy :thumbsup:

the struts are from chassis tech air ride struts were on a 6 month back order from firestone so i heard good things about chassis tech so that`s what ya guys see
iam just waiting on the rear struts now

and the waiting peroid is driving me nuts!!!! :wacko:

[alerosmoke]

looks pretty good wait till you see mine. :smokin:

[bdyman]

why what ya got???

[King Asoka]

I want Air RIde TOOOOOOOO!!!!

Lucky Bum!

Cant wait to see it slammed!
:thumbsup:

[Oldsmopimp]

Thats what Im talkin bout!! Just gimme a ring when u get the rears and are ready to instal. Big pimpin' no doubt, :thumbsup:

[bdyman]

hell ya!! ya know how iam doin it!!!

[bigd6983]

bdy man how much you pay for all of that......looks so tempting..

[Silentalero]

Originally posted by bdyman@Jul 29 2004, 07:30 PM

the struts are from chassis tech air ride struts were on a 6 month back order from firestone
crap, chassistech stuff sucks balls :(


whateer you do make sure you change ur fitting on the bag itself

[bdyman]

yes it came with adapter to fit differetn sizes and iam using air ride fittings
friend`s of mine use them not one prob with there bags
compresor system=$705
front and rear struts=$664
battery relocation kit from summit=52.00
grand total=2,025

[alero168]

damn as soon as i saw the topic title i said to myself... "aww yeah nukkah" :thumbsup:

youre gonna have that poop on before the next meets right? ;)

[bdyman]

"awwww ya nukkah"
ya it should be on before scot`s at least iam hoping it will be

[havik]

Air ride, nice :thumbsup:
How much longer you have to wait for the rear struts? Anytime now?

[bdyman]

hopefully soon

[kwhauck]

that is sweet man, congratulations, personally i would go with juice though......from what i have heard and read.....

[-Alero-]

what i would give to just pull up to someone at a stop light and press a button and the car drops 2 inches......drool........

[Oldsmopimp]

ya, thats called hittin switchez for tha bitchez.... The girlies love air ride!.... I mean, urr-ride... :lol:

[bdyman]

i would never put "juice" on my car, to much hassle
alex i can`t wait t install this set up, pull up to a show or cruise night and hit the switch pshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
awwww ya nukkah

[Oldsmopimp]

Hey as soon as we get that ish on, we gotta go for a lil cruise, and when we see some honeys at a stop light..... PSSssSSShhhHhhHHh... :pimp:

[|Rev|]

^ lol u guys r nerds, nice setup, can't wait to see it put in. :thumbsup:

[bdyman]

just one more toy for this big kid

[alero168]

oh so jealous :mellow: just let me hit them switches a couple times and i'll be happy LOL

[bdyman]

just like when you popped my door lol you face lite up like xmas tree
lol sure ya can lol

[alero168]

^^^ :D awesome dude

[isellalerodrop]

nice setup i need to get myself that do they just replace the original struts without any cutting or sevier mods

[bdyman]

nothing to do replacement struts
just bolt em right on

['04 aler-ho]

yeah change all them crappy push lok fittings for compression fittings. youll thank yourself the next day. after the line keeps popping out and leakin.

[MikeSS]

Way to go man! All those Grand Prix's in my other club with air ride make me sooooo jealous ;)

[bdyman]

pssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[MikeSS]

Originally posted by bdyman@Aug 5 2004, 04:22 PM
pssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
LOL, stop mocking me and me no air ride :P

With their cars it is more PFF POP (Quick up, quicker down)

[bdyman]

pffsssfsfsfsfsfsf pop!!!
better lol

[bdyman]

today i began tearing my car apart, the entire interior is gone so i can do a nice clean install of the air ride
here are some pic`s of my progress
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/555000-555999/555986_59_full.jpg
switch panel installed
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/555000-555999/555986_60_full.jpg
trunk torn down
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/555000-555999/555986_61_full.jpg
carpet and seats torn out
i will keep this updated as i go along with the install

[Oldsmopimp]

awesome. The switch panel looks great, pefrfect spot too.

[bdyman]

i was goin to cut out the cup holder and install there but i wanted to hide it looks allot better too
psssssssssshhhhhhhssssssssssssssssssss

[theirishgonzo]

will you have it done by the time we are meeting? i would love to see it. i am going air when i get my summer car next fall when it is made.


ps will have trubble with rubbing the wheels whan i install the coil overs.

[bdyman]

no it will not be done by next weekend
i will be in the g/f`s car
and no your tires will not rub but i would suggest to you not drop all the way not good on the cv joints

[-Alero-]

did you have to get a camber kit?

[bdyman]

no there is plenty of adjustment in the strut for aligmnet

[Oldsmopimp]

kinda off topic(sorry Chris) But I have a complete camber kit laying around. Brand new, I never used it. So who-ever buys the coil-overs if they want, I'll sell it for $30. Let Chris(bdyman) know, and I can give him the camber kit to include.

[bdyman]

naw ya know i don`t care
but anyway here are some pic`s of what i did today
my brother built the wood frame and i bought some carpet and what you see here is what the finished product looks like

[bdyman]

and the frame in the car

[Oldsmopimp]

Lookin super clean! Goddamn, by the time I get out there to help ya yer gonna be done! Slow down foo! lol, Im thinkin sat or sunday i'll cruz out, no way I can make a weekday.

[bdyman]

sunday iam goin to michigan to drop off the coil overs that someone bought so i save him shipping costs
but ya saturday should be good

[bdyman]

my brother built my vision meaning the wood frame
and g/f and i went to pep boys and i bought the carpet and there it is
we both did a pretty good job i say for my first attempt at something like that
soon very soon iam hoping to have this done

[BigJon34]

Did you have to reinforce anything. I saw a dude install bags and his rear window shattered because of the stress I guess. Is the maintanence going to be a bitch? Like you said before bdyman, it is a constantly moving part. Is there a reason it's less hassle than juice?

[smokinAMD]

What are you going to do with your subs? Have them farther back in the trunk or what?

[theirishgonzo]

i would suguest getting rid of the spare and droping a sub in there.

[-Alero-]

yeah i was wondering where the subs would go too :wacko: cause i need to find out where to put 3 15's when i get air bags on my car :wacko:

[AftermathAlero]

Originally posted by BigJon34@Aug 30 2004, 02:24 AM
Did you have to reinforce anything. I saw a dude install bags and his rear window shattered because of the stress I guess. Is the maintanence going to be a bitch? Like you said before bdyman, it is a constantly moving part. Is there a reason it's less hassle than juice?
The reason for the back window to shatter is prolly cuz the guy did side to side action. Side-to-side is a no no on our cars. Only front and back action for us unibody cars.

[bdyman]

^^^correct, and i just don`t like juice to each it`s own i say
the sub`s are goin to be in front of the wood frame
no fiberglass for me i like doing things old school i think that looks better just my own opinion

[racin4JC]

How big of a drop do your chassis tech air struts allow for? And are they adjustable like Air Ride struts for ride quality or racing?

[bdyman]

almost 5 inches
when iam done i will put pic`s up

[Silentalero]

btw his arent chassistech, his are air ride technologies


plus chasistech sucks, i use to have their bags

[bdyman]

ya that was my vision at first to have my brother build a wood frame and put my sub`s and amp`s and air tank all in cased in the wood frame and fiberglass the entire thing
but no time not enough money and i still have to go job hunting so i kinda went old school i guess it looks real good with all the trunk carpet and the frame in it
but when iam all done i will put up pic`s

[bdyman]

:thumbsup: air ride is done :thumbsup:
i still have to finish mounting the frame and the subs
clean the seats and install
clean the carpet and install
clean the interior and install all pieces
here are some pic`s of what i did and finished tonight

[bdyman]

more pic`s

[bdyman]

more :thumbsup:

[bdyman]

yes still more :thumbsup:
new location for the box

[bdyman]

still more lol i swear almost done

[bdyman]

and the last one
i still have so much work to do and cleaning
and iam spent

[Travis99Alero]

looks good. cant wait to see some good daytime shots rather than pics in your garage.

[bdyman]

ya i will still have allot of work to do
i am taking my time so i do it the right way and not have to worry about it screwing up on me

[Oldsmopimp]

OOOOOO--WEEEEEE.......pssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, lookin good!!!! Cant wait to see in person. Any pix fully slammed?

[|Rev|]

WORD!! Lookin soo sweet! Can't wait to see more pics

[bdyman]

more pic`s tomorrow
and when it`s cleaned

[theirishgonzo]

that looks sweet i will be getting the coil overs installed today cant wait. but i would love t have air.

[Pimpalero03]

i just messed my pants. very nice looking

[bdyman]

^^^lol dude ur killin me here
i know i almost soiled my self when i powered up the system

[alero168]

does this mean you can make scots meet?

[bdyman]

nope i can`t
g/f is moving and it`s her b-day

[Silentalero]

so wheres my clean slammed pics.....dont make me kick ur ass, hahahahah j/k

[bdyman]

lol, i just got it back today had my friend do wheel alignment
and i cleaned at the interior parts so now i have to put it back together then i will take some nice shots maybe like at a park or something i dunno