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Old 09-29-2011, 12:48 PM   #1
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Re: Project "Funky Monkey"

This is coming together nicely, great progress and the wheels look great over those brakes! Cant wait to see all the air ride installed!!
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Old 10-02-2011, 02:00 PM   #2
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Got my Accuair suspension mounted up and working. Here is a video I took of my buddy brandon... he and my brother-in-law, shane, helped me install all of this Saturday. Now I've got to get the e-level sensor mounted and Ill be good to go. Sorry video was kinda choppy after up loading it. I will post better videos and pics up tonight.

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Old 10-02-2011, 02:07 PM   #3
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Old 10-02-2011, 02:12 PM   #4
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Sweeeet! I WILL have a bagged truck at some point
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Old 10-02-2011, 02:13 PM   #5
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Well, I did have one...but sold it before it was completed and I could enjoy it....
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Old 10-02-2011, 02:33 PM   #6
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3 of us started on that thing at 11am and we had it installed and working around 11pm lol. I still need to figure out where the e-level sensors are going to mount. We worked on those til 1am and got one half way mounted. Hopefully I can figure those out this week.

Detailed pics will be up tonight. The wiring looks awesome but I just hope the exhaust is not going to hurt it.
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Old 10-03-2011, 09:49 PM   #7
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Pictures as promised....
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Old 10-03-2011, 09:55 PM   #8
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The front wheels are BOSS 338 20x8.5 with BF Goodrich G-Force T/A KDWs 255/35ZR20s
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Old 10-03-2011, 09:56 PM   #9
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Old 10-03-2011, 10:06 PM   #10
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Started painting the tanks black and mounting everything up.
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Old 10-03-2011, 10:19 PM   #11
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I wanted to mount everything in the frame and have everything possible hidden.
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Old 10-03-2011, 10:28 PM   #12
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My brother-in-law shane is a certified electrician... so he did the wiring

next pic is my best friend brandon. Both were a huge help.
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Old 10-03-2011, 10:39 PM   #13
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keep it up man you are trucking along
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After getting everything mounted up and tested we only had one leak from the plastic hose quick connect. Luckly had a spare. Then I started trying to mount up the leveling sensors. I went to Home Depot and bought a 12x12 sheet of 16 guage steel to make these plates to mount the sensors. What do you guys think about the way I mounted them? Is it a good spot?

I also drilled a whole and tapped it to hold the lower sensor arm.

I made the mistake of taking the measurements for the center of the sensors and not the center point of the rod at mid point. So thats why the sensor is off to the right so much. I was thinking it was suppose to mount in the center of the plate I mounted up. Measure twice cut once.... lol. Just glad the place was big enough to mount the sensors on.
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Old 10-03-2011, 10:51 PM   #15
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So far I have only mounted the two rear sensors... I havent figured out a place to mount the front just yet. So if anyone else has done this... PLEASE let me know.

Here are some more pics of what we did.
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Old 10-04-2011, 12:44 AM   #16
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You are movin fast....Looks great!
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Old 10-04-2011, 12:48 AM   #17
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Really nice....Jim
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Old 10-04-2011, 02:18 AM   #18
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Hmmm- I don't get it. Why would anybody spend all that time and $$$ to make the underside of a farmin' truck all fancy and clean? Also, what's up with those air-pillow thingy's? You kids must be smokin' dope to mess up a good hay-hauler like that! J/K dude......the work and parts selection you've done so far is top notch for real. I'm a little bummed that I'm not in a position to follow suit right now, but really inpired by your tenacity. Keep up the good work and keep sendin' those pics.....I need more inspiration. This thing is going to be Siii-ick when done.
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Looking good! Definitely making really good progress!!!
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Thanks guys... Its been fun and a huge learning curve. Hopefully the rear wheels will get here this week so I can mount them up. The progress is moving alone but I go weeks and weeks without touching it, either waiting on parts, working of spending time with the family. BTW... this is the other thing that has been eating up my time. My 11 week old daughter Macie.
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Old 10-04-2011, 09:14 AM   #21
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I gotta ask...were you making vroom vroom sounds sitting in between the frame rails???
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I gotta ask...were you making vroom vroom sounds sitting in between the frame rails???


Looking awesome man.. I'm watching this one for sure. What color are you thinking for the truck? I am assuming blue?

BTW - I'd cut off my arm for a little girl like that man. She's beautiful. Congratulations.
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YES!... with a radio blaring and a fan blowing wind thru my hair.
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Nice little package, take good care of that one, she's "FRAGILE"...Jim
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