Project: AREA|51 [OCD meets ADD]

[DJDAudio]

Originally Posted by xpickup

DJDAudio, I like the S10, and the compressed air recycling system sounds great. What will you be using for the motor,frame and suspension(besides air)? Sound like it should be nice. I will be staying tooned.

Shannon

Thanks!

The frame will be 2nd Gen Quadcab S10 4X4 chassis. ( purchasing from my friend )

As for the motor, this will be interesting....

A relative a few hours away has a 1967 Lemans that he pulled the running gear from and installed the drive-train from a 2004 GTO donor car.

So when I asked what he was doing with the old equipment he asked why, I told him for a 51 project I have in the works, he said come on out and pick it up its yours! :O

So this Sunday we are making another hour drive out to the middle of PA to pick up,

A 1967 Pontiac 326 H.O. 4 barrel edition, with a freshly rebuilt 350 Auto trans. full headers and exhaust and a few other 'goodies'

May also pull some more parts from the 04 GTO such as seats and brakes. We will see when I get out there.

So how bad is it to toss in an old Pontiac motor in an old Chevy truck? haha

Sure can not argue with the price.


As for the Air ride system,

It will be a hydro-pneumatic system, it will have hydraulic rams at each corner, with lines running to the bed, int he bed will have another ram attached to an airbag in a bracket.

It will be interesting, but do not want to give away too much at present

Even tossed the idea around of motorcycle swing arms in the rear with the axle chain driven and welded to the frame by the cab, this way it could lay out with a flat bed floor! .. Like I said, my ideas as you will see are often out there haha

[xpickup]

DJDAudio, Yes, free/cheap is alway good. As for the air system that really sounds neat. So is it 1 bag pushing 1 cylinder that is moving 4 cylinders at each wheel? Sounds like alot of fabricating which is alway great.


Shannon

[DJDAudio]

Originally Posted by xpickup

DJDAudio, Yes, free/cheap is alway good. As for the air system that really sounds neat. So is it 1 bag pushing 1 cylinder that is moving 4 cylinders at each wheel? Sounds like alot of fabricating which is alway great.


Shannon

It will be a simple set per corner. I will have 5 air bags and 5 cylinders in the bed.

Example,

WHEEL>RAM>LINE>RAM>BAG>TANK

Why 5? Tilt bed of course This one will be different though it will have 1 bag pushing 1 ram, that feeds into (2) other cylinders that lift the bed.

Currently I am researching the life span of the hydraulic cylinder seals, for they will be in constant motion where as most often they stay put, for the fluid does not compress.

[xpickup]

DJDAudio, I wondered, I did not know if there was valves to each wheel or what. It make sense how you are doing it now. That will be trick.


Shannon