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baggin my 61
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 6:23 pm
by sacredsteel
Going with the 64-66 Ridetech shockwaves on the front and the air over leaf on the rear. Got the idea for the upper control arm brackets from a fella in the Netherlands, Alistair Davison who did his 62 a bunch of years back. I hope he still checks in on this forum because I would like to get his contact info so I can get some details on what he did for his exhaust. I kept 3 leafs in the rear and going to make a 1.5" lowering block and see howmit sits. I'll have to experiment with the rear to get it the way I want it. I'll post updates as I go along.
Re: baggin my 61
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:56 am
by sacredsteel
Doesn't seem like theres too much interest in this topic but heres the finished product. Anyone looking to bag theirs hit me up for some tips.
Re: baggin my 61
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 1:59 am
by scumdog
sacredsteel wrote: ↑Sun Jan 09, 2022 6:23 pm
Going with the 64-66 Ridetech shockwaves on the front and the air over leaf on the rear. Got the idea for the upper control arm brackets from a fella in the Netherlands, Alistair Davison who did his 62 a bunch of years back. I hope he still checks in on this forum because I would like to get his contact info so I can get some details on what he did for his exhaust. I kept 3 leafs in the rear and going to make a 1.5" lowering block and see howmit sits. I'll have to experiment with the rear to get it the way I want it. I'll post updates as I go along.
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Alistair lives in New Zealand, he’s the editor of ‘Petrolhead’ magazine so if you Google Petrolhead you should be able to contact him.
Re: baggin my 61
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 1:02 am
by Papagary
What did you use to mount the lower front arm to the shock bottom?
Could you send some pics showig your compressor, tank, valve , controller /gauge set up?
What did you do to reroute your exhaust, fuel and brake lines?
I want to do mine someday
Re: baggin my 61
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 6:10 pm
by sacredsteel
I made a set of brackets for the shockwave. The shockwave is a combination airbag with a built in shock. If you look at the pics you'll see the brackets. I had to modify the exhaust because of the rear air bags. No mods to brake and fuel lines. The 5 gallon tank is mounted up under the rear package tray.
Re: baggin my 61
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:07 pm
by LeonardK
sacredsteel wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:56 am
Doesn't seem like theres too much interest in this topic but heres the finished product. Anyone looking to bag theirs hit me up for some tips.
Damn dude, this looks badass!
Re: baggin my 61
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 11:17 am
by Billekid
I am about to get started on this project myself. The tank, compressor, valves should be here today from ridetech. The bags came Tuesday. I am getting some body work done first, then I'm pulling the heads having them freshened up, putting the pro flo 4 on. I think when I pull the heads im going to start the air ride. How did you deal with the exhaust? I see a lot of people dump in front of the rear tire, I seen a video of a 64 having tailpipes coming out on either sides of the license plate too. Great looking ride man. Congrats
Re: baggin my 61
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:11 pm
by LeonardK
Billekid wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 11:17 am
I am about to get started on this project myself. The tank, compressor, valves should be here today from ridetech. The bags came Tuesday. I am getting some body work done first, then I'm pulling the heads having them freshened up, putting the pro flo 4 on. I think when I pull the heads im going to start the air ride. How did you deal with the exhaust? I see a lot of people dump in front of the rear tire, I seen a video of a 64 having tailpipes coming out on either sides of the license plate too. Great looking ride man. Congrats
I'd be very interested to hear how you like the pro flo 4 setup. Have you thought about creating a thread dedicated to that install and thoughts?
Re: baggin my 61
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:35 pm
by Billekid
That's a great idea, right now I'm getting some body work done. When I get into the air ride and pro flo I'll grab some pictures and keep notes. I bought a holley sniper fuel pump to feed it. Going to use AN lines with ptfe, areomotive fuel pressure regulator. When I do get ready to put the pro flo on in going to send the heads out freshen them up, make sure the mating surfaces are true an all that fun.
Re: baggin my 61
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:42 pm
by LeonardK
I have a 62 that I want to do the exact same things to lol, but I'm at least 6mo or more away from beginning that process. I look forward to following your progress.
Re: baggin my 61
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:56 pm
by Billekid
Can't wait to get into it. I had some extra cash laying around from when my truck was totalled so my wife encouraged me to put it into the bird
Re: baggin my 61
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2022 7:29 pm
by myird
Very cool. Was it really hard to do, I have a 61 id like bag. I modified mine real good, Cut the roof off it and made a convertable. I have a real roadster but like my 61 better. Looks awesum man.
Re: baggin my 61
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2022 4:56 pm
by sacredsteel
Wasn't hard to do at all. The hardest part was making the brackets for the upper control arms but even that wasn't a big deal. The air ride is awesome, feels much better than coil springs. If you go this route, buy the shockwaves and air over leaf kits for the 64-66.
Re: baggin my 61
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 3:28 pm
by NigelFarage
sacredsteel wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:56 am
Doesn't seem like theres too much interest in this topic but heres the finished product. Anyone looking to bag theirs hit me up for some tips.
I'll be doing the same shortly, but looking to investigate 4-link for the rear. I recently had a 60 Continental coupe with air over leaf, and I wasn't super thrilled with the spring deflection when all the way down.
Did you have to change the upper front arms? what was the modification required? Change from stud mount to Eyelet?
Re: baggin my 61
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 5:43 pm
by sacredsteel
I'm looking at doing the 4 link as well and Ridetech has a kit for the 60-64 Galaxie that I read on another forum that will work well with some mods.
Not too worried about the spring deflection because I kept the rear bump stops and it only goes down as far as those allow.
The control arms are the original ones with no permanent mods but I had to fab those brackets for the shockwaves.