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NZBrougham · 10-06-2003, 01:01 AM

Hey All,I live in New Zealand(bottom of the south pacific)we have a few chevies and american cars down here,but mainly we have "Holdens" ,a what i hear you say!!! Holdens are built in Australia since 1953 and Holden is owned by GM so they are very close cousins to chevies and pontiacs and share a lot of components,what we dont have many of down here is lowriders, probably only a handful and they were most likely imported from you guys.Now i have a 1969 Holden Brougham that i wanna fit airbags too ,I dont know if a US kit would fit it so i need to know the specs of a good compressor,valve airbags etc.My car has coil spring front and leaf springs on the rear. i want to try and source everything locally because with our exchange rate, $1000 US soon becomes $2500 NZ including freight.any ideas would be much appreciated,i tried to post a pic but there all to big,Bugger!!!

baggedimpala · 10-06-2003, 04:25 PM

Its really easy to fab up your own brackets for the front. just lay a flat plate across the lower arm, and trace the shape of the control arm onto the metal. drill some holes through the plate and arm, and bolt them together. For the upper, fully compress the lower arm, and measure from the top of the spring pocket to the plate. Subtract the height of the collapsed bag from the measurement, and cut a length of 4-5 inch pipe. weld it to a flat plate, pop some holes, and there ya go.]

For the back, leafs really suck... you may need to mono leaf it, and fab some mounts and a bridge.

Compressors, just look for anything with a 100% duty cycle, an at least 3/4 HP. Blowjax makes a nice unit. Alotta people like ViAir, but their CFM is just too low for my preferences..

Check out http://www.lowriderimpala.com for some install pics on a 64 Impala, I show some decent pics of the brackets I fabbed...

good luck, and be sure to hit us up with some pics of your Holden!
You should be able to resize them with various programs..

Santo · 04-25-2005, 11:02 PM

http://ridetech.com/productinfo/airoverleaf.asp

What's up homie from down under... check this out... I hope it helps...

10-06-2003, 01:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
NZBrougham Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Taupo,New Zealand Posts: 8	Lowridin Downunder Hey All,I live in New Zealand(bottom of the south pacific)we have a few chevies and american cars down here,but mainly we have "Holdens" ,a what i hear you say!!! Holdens are built in Australia since 1953 and Holden is owned by GM so they are very close cousins to chevies and pontiacs and share a lot of components,what we dont have many of down here is lowriders, probably only a handful and they were most likely imported from you guys.Now i have a 1969 Holden Brougham that i wanna fit airbags too ,I dont know if a US kit would fit it so i need to know the specs of a good compressor,valve airbags etc.My car has coil spring front and leaf springs on the rear. i want to try and source everything locally because with our exchange rate, $1000 US soon becomes $2500 NZ including freight.any ideas would be much appreciated,i tried to post a pic but there all to big,Bugger!!!

04-25-2005, 11:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Santo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: From SoCal... but presently in AZ Posts: 138	rear end leafs... http://ridetech.com/productinfo/airoverleaf.asp What's up homie from down under... check this out... I hope it helps...

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10-06-2003, 04:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
baggedimpala Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cleveland!!! Posts: 119	Its really easy to fab up your own brackets for the front. just lay a flat plate across the lower arm, and trace the shape of the control arm onto the metal. drill some holes through the plate and arm, and bolt them together. For the upper, fully compress the lower arm, and measure from the top of the spring pocket to the plate. Subtract the height of the collapsed bag from the measurement, and cut a length of 4-5 inch pipe. weld it to a flat plate, pop some holes, and there ya go.] For the back, leafs really suck... you may need to mono leaf it, and fab some mounts and a bridge. Compressors, just look for anything with a 100% duty cycle, an at least 3/4 HP. Blowjax makes a nice unit. Alotta people like ViAir, but their CFM is just too low for my preferences.. Check out http://www.lowriderimpala.com for some install pics on a 64 Impala, I show some decent pics of the brackets I fabbed... good luck, and be sure to hit us up with some pics of your Holden! You should be able to resize them with various programs..

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