Air baggin a 64 Pontiac Bonneville

[tudorchev]

This is the start. I'm air baggin my 64 Bonneville, so I will up date as I go along. Please feel free to add any comments good or bad
Here is the full kit, with the brackets I made welded in place.

The tank is finished now and ready for assembly

Now it's all fitted out and ready to install into the trunk

This is where I whacked controls for the bags

That's all for now so stay tuned for more developments as they come to hand

[tudorchev]

This is where I will mount the tank, in the trunk.


The wiring to the compressor with in line fuse is complete.

Here I have started to wire up the switches and gauges.

The old springs will be gettin the flick so if anyone wants to buy them PM me

[tudorchev]

The spring is gone and judging by the bracket on the diff, it looks like this rear end was built for air bags

This the bottom mounting plate for the bag in position.



I had to make a 50mm spacer for the top of the bag.

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The top mount is finished and ready to paint and install


With everything painted I installed the rear bags.


With the rear end finished it was time for a test run.



Sweet


Now its time to start on front.

[tudorchev]

Time to move onto the front end now. This is the big arse hole that will be filled up with the bag





I removed the spring and lower control arm so I could make a template. I did this so I could trim the lower mounting plate to fit the control arm.

[tudorchev]

I ground off the nuts that bolt the shocker in place so the mounting plate will sit flush.


The mounting plate is welded in place and the control arm is etched primed.

[tudorchev]

I got the bags fitted in the front now Boy what a lot of dickin around that was



I had to shift the location of the brake line



I had to do this so I can weld in the shocker mount.



this is the shocker mount I made out of 50x50x5mm angle

[tudorchev]

These shocker pins came with the kit and are a must for this job.


Here is the shocker mount in place and painted


its all done now.....YEE HAAAAAA

[editor]

The Red Beast looks great in the picture where the Ponty is at a low setting on the ride height .......was the pics you posted the car at the lowest possible setting on your airbaggin set-up or can you go even lower ?

Is there more tidy up work to be done or is the airbaggin complete ?

If the car is finished have you added up what it has cost you in parts and materials etc to set-up the system.



JEff - Editor

[tudorchev]

Yep the Baggin is all done now Here are some more pics for ya











You will have to ring air ride for a price because every application is different, but I know I saved about $2500 by installing it my self