Here is my 97 GMC 3500 going under construction

Well it is on now!! I oredered my bags/tank/compressor and all of my 4 link parts today. I am excited to get this road on the show and I will take pictures during the build.

Please feel free to offer any advice or suggestions!!! I am always open to ideas.

Shipping tomorrow:

4 - super pivot bushings
12 - bushing kits w/o the pipe
(building my own custom 2x2x.25 custom parallel links & cantilever as well as a custom hand built watts link....thank god for autocad eh)
2 - Viar 480's
4 - SS-8 slammers - single port
1 - 12 gallon/8 port tank
8 - 3/8 SMC valves
8 - top/bottom laser cut bag plates
(building my own buckets too)

Thank god for suicide doors!!

here is what we look like as of yesterday:

looks like a good start.

good luck on shaving on those bodylines. thats a helluva lot of blocking and bodywork!!

wastin no time

They took forever to ship me my stuff and never shipped when they said they were going to, good luck. Took a month to get all my stuff.

yea im not talking down on suicidedoors, ive always had nothing but good to say.,but im sure as alot of you know there going through major changes. there no longer suicide doors, there now QAR quality air ride . the last year or so they been slacking so bad. they took on wayyyyy to much. now, there going back to more basics. its all over many forums, or you can just call them direct. they will let you know. its unfortunate, i hope they can eventually catch up and rebuild there reputation.

Way to go NorthCali,

Good luck with the build. I will be sure to follow this thread. Thanks for posting.

Thanks for the support guys! So I am begginning to feel the pain of suicide doors already. But of course they already charged my card. And no updates.

I did call the very next day after I made the order to clarify a few upgrades and the guy told me that a couple of the items were shipping direct from the manufacturer.

Well crap...lol I guess I can get a jump start of the 4 link and body work.

Yes the filling in all the body lines will be a HUGE P.I.T.A. but far worth in the long run. And I am furtunate to only have to do the fab work and I traded a fab project for a paint job so I will leave that to the pro's...lol

Did you guys all get the right parts you ordered from QAR? I know ever since I have been dealing with them that half of the thier items are (sold out)

its really a sad thing. I like their stuff.

Any suggestions where I should make future purchases??

Thanks again!

soundls like some great plans man. cant wait for progress. as far as q.a.r. they have been going downhill for little over a year / year and a half. i know guys that are still waiting on control arms, 3-4 month waiting period. but, as i said before, they have excellent products, and i hope shit turns around. ill admit, they have been working hard to catch up. and as far as other companies to deal with, well, AVS has really stepped up there game last few years. we have had no complaints with them. there was up until recently a company called F.B.I. MINI , but they soldout to a company called street metal i believe. now they just do basic rollpans, ect. instead of the whole nine yards. theres tons of smaller companies out there man. if you ever want to know of more, just ask. im glad to list some more for you.

Shooot man good luck with the project

Keep up us posted on the progress. Where in Northern Cali are you? If I send my Dually to the Pacific Northwest, I would be down to taking a road trip out your way.

I'm working on my acquisition as well. Thanks for the posts.