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Re: My 1976 Palm Beach Project [message #285225 is a reply to message #285107] Mon, 17 August 2015 11:43 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Justin Brady is currently offline  Justin Brady   United States
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This weekend I got the air system installed without any problems!
Pulled out the old leveling valves and all the old air lines, compressor etc.
Blasted and painted the sheetmetal shelf that was in the coach, and reinforced it with 3/4 marine ply with a few coats of Spar Varnish.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h298/jbrady2/GMC/61CEFFC0-FD2D-446B-BBFD-5F0E571EB503_zpsxxc1qgk7.jpg

Installed my new Viair 444c and 2.5 gallon tank.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h298/jbrady2/GMC/A916AF05-FD7B-493C-80D5-429C98123206_zpsj9h1obvz.jpg

Replumbed the valves with a new manifold for simple up and down operation from the cab (on the new dash) and plumbed in the sending units for the gauge as well.
I went with an electronic gauge so that i have as few failure points as possible. I now have one air line to each bag and that's it. (photos before wire wrap and cleanup)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h298/jbrady2/GMC/4B5637A8-B2D3-4499-91F6-F53E98B3E765_zpsqpuj5pj0.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h298/jbrady2/GMC/4720BCAD-AEA7-4008-9B66-74C490BD9C89_zpsuwgulv0p.jpg
Got the gauge temporarily hooked up to make sure it works as expected, and it does.
I currently have bag risers which I think I will remove (don't like the additional sway in the rear) (thoughts?), but I was quite surprised to hit max height at about 80PSI.


Justin Brady http://www.thegmcrv.com/ 1976 Palm Beach 455

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