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Mazda Projects \ 1990 b2200 mini truck resto/update1990 b2200 mini truck resto/update
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moguy38
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She is home!! Time to start working on her. It will be slower than I want but but good things are worth waiting for
moguy38
+1y
Got to work on the Mazda a bit today spent about $100 and converted my ac compressor into a on board air compressor.
First I took the compressor connections out of the parts truck I got by cutting the rubber lines. Took them O'Riley's and had a hydraulic pressure fitting put on the output line$6.50. Then got a coalescing filter ordered $55 to keep oil out of the system and a water a debris filter &11 to keep moisture out of the intake side. Also picked up 12ft of 3/4" dot air break line to run from front to back to the tank $0.99 per foot. Also various fittings and compressor oil that made up the rest of the $100.
Brought it all home and plumbed it into the truck with the small filter inline since the coalescing filter is not in yet. Just to test the system. Also used the old visit braided air line and check valve. Going to need to get another one as the check ball gets stuck open which explains why I kept loosing air out of my tank. Anyway tested it out and from 0-100psi in 2 min 37sec not bad. Picture below.... Notice in the picture the ac lines from original ac pump are still there.. I am thinking about adding the ac back in.
First I took the compressor connections out of the parts truck I got by cutting the rubber lines. Took them O'Riley's and had a hydraulic pressure fitting put on the output line$6.50. Then got a coalescing filter ordered $55 to keep oil out of the system and a water a debris filter &11 to keep moisture out of the intake side. Also picked up 12ft of 3/4" dot air break line to run from front to back to the tank $0.99 per foot. Also various fittings and compressor oil that made up the rest of the $100.
Brought it all home and plumbed it into the truck with the small filter inline since the coalescing filter is not in yet. Just to test the system. Also used the old visit braided air line and check valve. Going to need to get another one as the check ball gets stuck open which explains why I kept loosing air out of my tank. Anyway tested it out and from 0-100psi in 2 min 37sec not bad. Picture below.... Notice in the picture the ac lines from original ac pump are still there.. I am thinking about adding the ac back in.
moguy38
+1y
The side markers on the side of the fender are trailer clearance lights. The ones by the headlights are just clear ones.
moguy38
+1y
So was going to start on c notch and 4 link this weekend but when I got the truck in the air I found out why it took so much psi to lift the front end up. Not only are the bags not mounted well the previous owner that put them in made the lower control arms.
This doesn't look safe to me so I will now have to look for some lower control arms and a bag mounting solution most likely new bags too. Can anyone tell me which should use the 2500 or the 2600? Maybe even a sleeved bag.
This doesn't look safe to me so I will now have to look for some lower control arms and a bag mounting solution most likely new bags too. Can anyone tell me which should use the 2500 or the 2600? Maybe even a sleeved bag.
chaserjohndoe
+1y
it looks safe but the bag brackets are just done wrong. cut them off and weld some different brackets on.