Another short trip. I tried adjusting the suspension, lowered it to the lowest point nothing hits the ground. Feels really smooth, drives nice!
Heres a picture of the ride height:

Not extremely low but no off-roader either :D

I had to change the rear axle oil  seal:

I was lucky, I had no problems with that.
So first trip was  around the garage, and the next day I went for a longer drive. The suspension works great and the visibilty form the car is good. I still need shorter windshield wipers ;)

Here the drivers side is at its lowest and the other at its highest.

The sun was shining and I got something done yesterday. So I drove the Rivi out of the garage for some pics..

Here it is, bags full..

Front up...

Rear up...

And both down.

Front.
I like the result of the chop, the winter was not wasted :D
Still to do:
Rear window needs to be glued,  replace the rear brakes and bearings, packege tray, interior trim, cover parts of the air hose for protection, rear seat, fit the hood better, etc etc. I hope I get it "finished" in a week!

I had to modify the top of the windshield opening. I used a ratchet belt, hydraulic jack, angle grinder, body hammer etc. No pics, but now the windshield fits a little better. I also used a diamond stone to grind the windshield glass in various places.

The guys from SVH came to glue it in place. Now I just have to hope the trim fits with out too much fighting.
I also sealed some leaking joints in the supension, now it keeps air in every bag :D

Things still on the -to do- list:
Replaceboth  rear brake cylinders, rear wheel bearings and seals, fit the passager side vent window and both door panels, fix the package shelf (eliminates a lot noise!), fit all the window trim inside and outside, install the air hose for the air pressure gauges + connect the wires for gauge lighting, vacuum the interior, mount the rear panels and seat etc etc..
Maybe I can get some pics with the doors finished and the car outside the garage in a couple of days..

I´ve been finishing the suspension.

Heres the passanger side painted.

And with the  shock installed..
I mounted the wheels, everything works fine, no rubbing.
Here´s a video of the first test. With 3/8 valves, the movement is fast enough, almost too fast to control. 

And then more problems with the windshield :(
The upper edge of the windshield is too far from the lip on the roof:

This gap may be possible to fill with windshield glue adhesive, but the stainless trim is not going to fit well..
I was wondering if I´m able to lift the center of the roof 1cm (almost half an inch)...

If I just make some relief cuts in the back side and then lift the roof gently....?

Here are the lower shock brackets drilled and shaped. I´ll still add a few pieces to them to make ´em a little stronger, just to be sure.

 I also made the upper shock brackets today:

I tagged the bracket and bolted the lower bracket in place to check if everything works..

When the suspension is at its lowest point, the shock comes near the frame. I may need to do something about that..

 

I started the front shock mounts. I think this is the best option to relocate the shock:

I had to make a little notch in frame to make room for the shock body.

I cut a piece of steel plate to mount the shock at the bottom:

The plate will bolt on the original shock mount in the lower control arm. I´ll have to drill some holes, add some reinforcement and shape it a little.
The shock temporarily in place:

  Here You can also see the opened up spring pocket . Now I need to make the upper bracket...

I´ve been doing some "little" things that needed to be done..
I modified the exhaust, here´s a couple of pictures:

I wasted like 3-4 hours with the first one and did the other in 40 minutes :/
I also opened the spring pockets in the front to make sure the air bags won´t hit the frame.

I was thinking about welding a ring made of a round bar to give the frame more strength. Overkill..? Well I´m doing it anyway :D

Trouble!!!
I got the new windshield back from the shop. BUT it was supposed to be tinted green and it does not fit that  good :(

Looks good from a distance but the corners...

I´ll have to grind those off :(
I also tried to find some place for the front shocks. Not easy...

Here I should remove a part of the frame near the spring pocket and I´m not sure if the shock would still fit :/  The length of the shock is 42 cm.

And  the exhaust... I need to modify it to get more room for the tires and the airbags.

And the summer is coming fast :o

I painted the front air bag mounts:

I also modified the lighter/ash tray to hide the pressure gauges:

Now I´m working with the front bags...
First I removed the coil spring and took some measurements.

Here are the parts for the cup and lower control arm attachment:

I´m going to bolt the cup through the hole for the original shock.

And heres the lower plate:

And the bag in place:

Next I´m going  to weld the lower bag plate to the lower control arm plate, but I still need to cut some more tubing to fill a small gap between them ;)
And then I need to figure out where to put the shocks... :/

I´ve been working with the air suspension wiring. Now it´s almost finished,  I just need to connect the valves to the control box and the + and - wires to the cars system.
I used this picture as a reference:

And heres my system. I used a car audio parts to get it more simple.

Btw, heres the fixture for the electrics,  compressors and the tank: