How to on our inexpensive airride kit - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

broey · 04-15-2013, 01:30 AM

Hey Borris, nice write up! Truck came out good!!

SCOTI · 04-15-2013, 10:07 AM

Amazing what the right stance & rolling stock choice can do for a vehicle.... Well done. This is 'Flip-It 101' @ it's core.

**way2lo2** · 04-15-2013, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SCOTI

Amazing what the right stance & rolling stock choice can do for a vehicle.... Well done. This is 'Flip-It 101' @ it's core.

Scoti, sold it friday, 7 days from purchase in NC to sale in OH

T Smith · 04-15-2013, 10:16 AM

Nice write up and pictures! Great looking truck too!

What is bit thing that you used to bore the large airline holes in the frame? I drilled mine using progressively larger bits up to 1" and man did that kick my ass, those old frames are tough to drill through even with good quality bits. Laying on my back in the driveway all contorted has a lot to do with it as well.

Any benefit to using those bottom plates vs cups?

Looking forward to pics of the gauges and controls..

**way2lo2** · 04-15-2013, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by T Smith

Nice write up and pictures! Great looking truck too!

What is bit thing that you used to bore the large airline holes in the frame? I drilled mine using progressively larger bits up to 1" and man did that kick my ass, those old frames are tough to drill through even with good quality bits. Laying on my back in the driveway all contorted has a lot to do with it as well.

Any benefit to using those bottom plates vs cups?

Looking forward to pics of the gauges and controls..

The hole saw we use is called Roto-Kut and they work great. No huge advantage to the plates other then a flat surface that doesn't move around.
I'll post controls tonight.

**way2lo2** · 04-15-2013, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by T Smith

Nice write up and pictures! Great looking truck too!

Looking forward to pics of the gauges and controls..

our kit comes with a panel that has the paddle valves mounted and plumbed to the 2 dual needle gauges as shown in the first picture but we can also supply a paddle panel to mount the paddles remotely as we did in our truck and you can mount the gauges where ever you would like. Someone in the past had cut our dash for some sort of switches that weren't hooked up to anything so we went ahead and put the gauges there.

04-15-2013, 01:30 AM	#1
broey Square Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 1,568	Re: How to on our inexpensive airride kit Hey Borris, nice write up! Truck came out good!! __________________ Squarebody Syndicate

04-15-2013, 10:07 AM	#2
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,917	Re: How to on our inexpensive airride kit Amazing what the right stance & rolling stock choice can do for a vehicle.... Well done. This is 'Flip-It 101' @ it's core. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

04-15-2013, 10:16 AM	#4
T Smith Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi Posts: 567	Re: How to on our inexpensive airride kit Nice write up and pictures! Great looking truck too! What is bit thing that you used to bore the large airline holes in the frame? I drilled mine using progressively larger bits up to 1" and man did that kick my ass, those old frames are tough to drill through even with good quality bits. Laying on my back in the driveway all contorted has a lot to do with it as well. Any benefit to using those bottom plates vs cups? Looking forward to pics of the gauges and controls..



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