What portable air setup did you use? Also got my front and rear bumpers and a spare rim/tire. Any tips and tricks on doing the front and rear bumpers? The grill is broken in parts that I got not sure if its worth switching to the single headlight setup and finding another grill or just adding the brush guard and and bumper. thoughts?
I thought I answered this, maybe it did not post or ??
You have to changed out the whole radiator support to go to single headlights, so you need all those parts. See post #40
No real tips, just see all my posts in the first few pages shows some good detail on the bumpers and spare tire carrier.
The air system was originally just a tank and a Harbor Freight compressor, not very good system. I have since upgraded to a VIAIR 10007 continuous duty system that has been a great product, gets used every time I am out.
This is also a good time to post updates on the build. My 700R4 transmission went out because a line was leaking and did not know it, caused fluid to get too low and took out reverse. I had that rebuilt and all is good now. I also added the Off-Road Design engine cross over and that really helps to stabilize when driving. Along with Energy Suppression motor mounts, all new ball joints and tie rod ends it is rock solid. I also had to replace the valve cover gasket on the driver side as it was leaking really bad.
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I added a Retro Sound Model II radio and that is a plus as it has USB, Bluetooth, iPod and hands free phone. Really cool radio and finally got one for a good price as I mentioned this in an earlier post. With that I also added two 12v battery gauges as I have two charging system. Where I used to have my old radio I put a Uniden 880 CB radio.
Added a Smittybilt canopy for those camping trips to shade my gear. The rear is also my sleeper and even put in a small A/C window unit that can be powered with the 1200/2400watt inverter I have. It is getting to be an exploration vehicle with all my upgrades. My antennas are flag poles as you can see. It is a good setup and plans are to add another radio rack on the driver side for a small 12v ARB type cooler and storage for more camping gear.
There is also the H1 wheels with 35" tires. I am planning to get the power coated black as the gray allow looks out of place. The Side-by-Side is a Arctic Cat Wildcat 1000 and is my weekend toy I take with me camping.
Still have never painted the inside doors and jam black, just not a priority. That will happen one of these days, but been spending my time making it into my exploration camping vehicle. Hard to believe it started out as this red Suburban over two years ago.
