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thanks man although i have to admit, i was neurotically thinking about how i was gonna make it work for weeks......but when i put on my work shoes and started working, i did it 100% different than i planned (in my head). All the sudden this idea popped up and it was going to be easier thanks bro!!

yup i would say that is about accurate. At least on the shorter side....haha

more pics to come when i make more progress. I have plumbing, electrical, valves, air lines and fittings configuration to deal with. This is a lot of work! but like i said, it's fun At least since i now have a lift LOL

The original tanks had mounting brackets on each end and they bolted onto a bracket the previous installer had welded in place. The new tanks are 12 years newer and have different mounts. So i had to make this shit happen. You know how we do it! No crying, just make it happen.

I laid some very hefty beads on this thing and ground them down some to make sure they were solid (and not a false weld). Then i painted the bracket black to keep it from rusting. Came out great!! problem solved! Got a new sheet metal brake (small one) for some little brackets i will be making. New Slam-Bags (RE-7) showed up. Morning selfie with the new selfie stick i got at CES hahah! Now i can finally get started!

So after sitting in my shop for about a year or more, Chicken say's he wants his caddy running again. We are good friends so him just leaving it at my shop forever is no big deal, he don't care, i don't mind. So he buys some new batteries for it. They were all dead as a door nail (long story). Anyway, all i have to do is replace them all. That means removing a T15k and every thing in the way to get to the batteries. Major pain. So i did it. But one of the amps started to malfunction so i had to send it in. RF took care of it fast! But while it was gone, i decided his ride was too dangerous to give back till i fixed the suspension. First of all, the first people who ever did the air bags back in 2002 had ripped out all the sway bars. This thing has been hard to drive ever since and even harder to drive after i installed the system. I re-did most of the air ride and relocated shocks back in 2008. All top of the line stuff...but it still rode like crap. When i noticed the sway bars were gone i decided to get one from the wrecking yard, see if that fixes the problem and if so, get him a better one. It made a HUGE difference, so i got him a DJM sway bar and end links. As you can see i already did the brakes, upper/lower control arms and the panhard bar. anyhow, the air system has really been acting up lately. It has probably never been drained which is also a problem. The valves were sticky and the bags have water in them. I decided we should rip it all out and start over. He agree'd. So here are some more new shocks for up front. He damaged the other ones i did by having the wheel fully turned with the ride all the way down. I moved them in this time as far as i could i think there is plenty of clearance. I got Ridetech 10" shocks. 3 Way adjustable...the shit! New DJM Rear Sway Bar - took like 4 weeks to get here....back order FTL. Got the shortened end links for it too. I literally bought this rear sway bar just to test because i knew i would end up getting the fresh one if it solved the problem. I got a front one too but the bags are fully in the way. JUST the rear alone made a big difference though. Man that shit got UGLY over the years!!

thanks a lot brotha!! welcome to the board!

great job as always Mark! even your sound deadening looks super professional

Hertz Audio Fiat 500 "Pole Dance"....Can you drive it? i don't know. Doesn't look like it drives....but i don't know. I just filmed it because it looked crazy

aint made it yet. Doing pretty damn good on Itunes, google play, spotify etc...but physical CD's are selling slow. Not a lot of people know about it or where to get it. Maybe it will happen next month, maybe it will happen later this year, i don't know.

guys i contacted Kyle at about 7:30 am when i saw this....i will see what i can do about getting it fixed.

Thomas Obrian's system is loud! 6 #DCaudio 15's 3 DC 9.0k's - Every Bit of 160DB! It felt like it kept getting louder Bassheads Meet Las Vegas 2015 -

no prob bro. First time i have heard that from anyone and it's ok it's from you....a nobody. hahahah JUST KIDDING BRO thank you for that.

the chair by Kimo? sorry man my legs/knees/feet were so sore! haha... and speaking of the raffle, i gave away about $800 worth of stuff that cost me $100 to ship to myself (fuckin Hard Rock even charged me $54 just to pick my own package up that i had sent to my room)..emptied out my clothes and lugged a 60lb bag of stuff to the bass meet. Gave it all away. Never heard a word other than your post. I hope people like the stuff. thanks!

just a couple haha

SICK ASS CADDY!!! Now THAT's what i am talking about!!! that V says it all. Just a sick lambo parked out front. Me and Brent chillen at the bassheads meet. This man was a savior!! picked up me and Psyph and drove us back to the Hard Rock in a $100,000 Tesla. I don't know about long distances but local driving this thing is the SHIT!! very fast! luxury shit! I always wake up next to Mrs. Meade, even when i am out of town. haha one last time before we go!

me and Bob from American Bass! GREAT GUY!!!! Some more mids/highs at the RF booth. T3, T4, T5. that's a lot of power in a small case! Doing an interview for Fast Car magazine with Adam Rayner. One of the funniest, most energetic, professional bloke's i met! "Harmon" would not let me in without an invite. THEIR LOSS. ROCKFORD lets EVERYONE in even though it is also "private"....and they always spoil everyone with food and drinks. 88" curved Tv's at the Samsung booth Me and Psyph got selfie sticks for our phones hahah!! I got mine mainly to get pics and video's over the top of the MASSIVE crowds. Very had to get a pic or video of a car with everyone walking in front of you.

the new RF T3 19" woofer - 5" coil. Two Single spiders you say? Before you talk shit, you should learn what they are made of first. Just sayin' (based on some idiot FB posters) Met with two great people from RF Taiwan. Chicken Shack with Mike Martinez....its a MUST when you come to Vegas Mr. Harris and I at the Term Lab booth. The new TL sensor looks great!

I have a few video's to upload in the coming days....but here is a few pics i took during my stay in Vegas. I could have taken more but there is only so much car audio stuff and then millions of other crap like phone chargers, tv's etc that are cool to look at but not necessarily great pics. Anyway, my week started with some new headphones i got at the airport. I got my original Sol Republic's a few years back at the same place and i loved them so much i decided to stick with the brand. Especially since the new ones are wireless (they are Tracks Air). So far i love these too! and the phone integration (bluetooth) works great too! Me and Mark from CAF at the Mobile Solutions booth Me and the MAN - Brian from Mobile Solutions. Nice to see him showing the product at his booth although the future is uncertain at this point.....but still good to see some support. Me and Psyph finally gettin' it in It was my first night in town so i didn't wanna over do it. Only had about 5 drinks that night.....3 of them doubles lol. Felt ok the next day though! Ahhhh the new SMD v2. Took a little tour of Ascendant Audio while in town. Tasty!