[Jetta11J]

this is coming together great.. love the detailed pictures:thumbup:

 

[kilimats]

I've always enjoyed taking picture while working on my car, a good habit i'm sure

thanks :beer:

 

[MechEngg]

What do you do for a living? You should give it up and become a carpenter

Looks good btw

Why did you choose to mount things off vertical panels instead of on a floor panel? Do you think that it will lessen the vibrations from the compressors?

 

[kilimats]

What do you do for a living? You should give it up and become a carpenter

Looks good btw

Why did you choose to mount things off vertical panels instead of on a floor panel? Do you think that it will lessen the vibrations from the compressors?

haha, carpenter?, you should see what my neighbor carpenter built at our place, stairs / storage house / etc..., my little project can't compare

I run a freelancer IT consultant company and work as a full-time Infrastructure Support Specialist as well, doing a smooth transition from employee to employer

Good question on the vertical board, I chose this design because the compressor EXO mount needed it and I wanted to maximize space usage in there. With a floor panel, there would be no room for a storage area like i have now.

You'll see for yourself hoepfully this week end :beer:

 

[kilimats]

Ran the air line and sensor wire for the rear driver side (thanks goes to kiarash for sharing his creative ideas)

And started assembling the compressor/tank board

 

[kilimats]

Valve mounted (I'll use some elbow unions for the 90 degrees angle air lines connection)

 

[kilimats]

Driver side air line and sensor wire done (zip tie is temporary, i'll add a wire loom later on)

Both go through the brake line grommet > Firewall grommet > behind dashboard > behind glovebox > lower trim > trunk

 

[kilimats]

ECU mounted

Still waiting on the last shipment to finish the front passenger side air line with elbow unions and complete the trunk setup (hopefully early next week)

 

[kilimats]

Carpenting 95% done. Might give it a black paint if im bored this week. The valve touched the damplifier so the tank/compressor horizontal wood frame didnt need the upper metal stopper, I will secure the vertical board by creating a slot using damplifier on both side, but even without the wood frame feel sturdy (I'll take a pic of that later on)

ps: the two horizontal frame are not really parallel because I needed to sqeeze the compressor/tank frame against the damplifier to prevent jiggling.

 

[dubluv2003]

Awesome so far. I am about to start the same project with the same set up. This is a huge aid. Ill stay tuned opcorn: and mas kudos! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[kilimats]

Awesome so far. I am about to start the same project with the same set up. This is a huge aid. Ill stay tuned opcorn: and mas kudos! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Thanks, I'm glad that this build will help you

good luck ! and take your time, do it right the first time :beer:

 

[Clyde Smith]

:beer:

 

[fasttt600]

I don't know if that really counts as a "true" grounding spot. great build so far. Keep updating:thumbup:

 

[kilimats]

I don't know if that really counts as a "true" grounding spot. great build so far. Keep updating:thumbup:

O ya, should have cleared that up, the wiring stage will be at the end, so that ground connection will be wired to a true ground connector (most likely seat belt, will see) thanks

Got the last shipment from Bagriders tonight, thanks Will! (only missing the rear strut shipped from Blinstein warehouse but it isn't needed to finish the build so i dont mind at all)

A little carpet gangbang action, enjoy :laugh:

 

[kilimats]

Second Skin Damplifier Pro done eace:

The trunk floor damplifier had a very small impact on road noise reduction (that was my goal since the compressor is already dampen by the mount)

After driving a few times in the rain I noticed that most of the noise now comes from the rear wheel wells. I think I'll spread some Spectrum Sludge in there and if not enough, add a damplifier pro layer in the cabin

 

[kilimats]

Fitting almost complete.

 

[scott_eh4]

nice install!

(spotted: Granville Island Mingler :laugh: :beer

 

[kilimats]

^ thanks, GIB FTW :beer: (my fav is winter ale by far, love the maple flavor)

Tank sealed and Accuair setup powered to make sure the ROCKER Switch worked and Compressor kicked in. All good :thumbup:

I'll have to clean up the electrical wires and last stage will be this week end: finish the driver side sensors + air lines and install the front/rear suspension, cant wait

FYI: here is how the compressor relay is wired: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5245732-Compressor-relay-conenction-with-Accuair-gears

 

[kilimats]

O boy, that Airlift drilling template was a PAIN in the *** to work with. Made a cardbox like others have suggested but the holes didn't really match with the strut screws (awkward to drill under there). So i Had to spend 20 ish minutes making the hole bigger, grrrr.

AIRLIFT, if you read this, please make a steel template that we can place at the top, that would avoid all this EFFIN mess, thanks !

other than that, it's getting there, I should be done tomorrow

Shout out to 16v_HOR for the spike spreader tool idea, worked like a charm, the strut dropped in easy and we didn't bother grinding the paint (spreader tool FTL)

:beer: time

 

[MechEngg]

Tons of pictures :thumbup:

I like some of your ideas about how to run the air lines, i was originally going to run them under the car but i might as well run them inside away from the elements, just makes sense. Thanks for the insight lol