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Air Bagging a Bomb on a Budget - Part 2

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  • 0604 Lrm Air Bag Rear Suspension 10 Z
    The height of the sleeve bag when completely compressed is approximately 4 1/2 inches, so the height from the underside of the bridge to the top of the over-axle mount should be the same.
    0604 Lrm Air Bag Rear Suspension 10 Z
    The height of the sleeve bag when completely compressed is approximately 4 1/2 inches, so
  • 0604 Lrm Air Bag Rear Suspension 11 Z
    With the over-axle mount positioned and the bridge placed directly over the axle, the distance was measured to determine the height of the legs for the bridge.
    0604 Lrm Air Bag Rear Suspension 11 Z
    With the over-axle mount positioned and the bridge placed directly over the axle, the dis
  • 0604 Lrm Air Bag Rear Suspension 12 Z
    A pair of 2-inch legs were then cut from 5x2-inch square tubing and welded under each end of the channel iron.
    0604 Lrm Air Bag Rear Suspension 12 Z
    A pair of 2-inch legs were then cut from 5x2-inch square tubing and welded under each end
  • 0604 Lrm Air Bag Rear Suspension 13 Z
  • 0604 Lrm Air Bag Rear Suspension 14 Z
    A cardboard template for drilling the bag mounting holes in the bridge was made and then traced onto the underside of the bridge at the outward-most positions possible (determined earlier when Michael test fit the bags on the bridge and axle).
    0604 Lrm Air Bag Rear Suspension 14 Z
    A cardboard template for drilling the bag mounting holes in the bridge was made and then t
  • 0604 Lrm Air Bag Rear Suspension 15 Z
    A cardboard template for drilling the bag mounting holes in the bridge was made and then traced onto the underside of the bridge at the outward-most positions possible (determined earlier when Michael test fit the bags on the bridge and axle).
    0604 Lrm Air Bag Rear Suspension 15 Z
    A cardboard template for drilling the bag mounting holes in the bridge was made and then t
  • 0604 Lrm Air Bag Rear Suspension 16 Z
    Two 1/2-inch holes and one 1 1/4-inch hole were drilled in the bridge where marked.
  • 0604 Lrm Air Bag Rear Suspension 17 Z
  • 0604 Lrm Air Bag Rear Suspension 18 Z
    The bags were then bolted to the bridge.
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