Part Three: Stitch It Up
1. When the air is dumped out the system, the 'bags deflate and the truck falls to the ground. The link bars are going to move upward and hit the bed floor, so to counteract this problem the bed floor directly above the rear suspension was removed. Later on, the floor can be raised up or rebuilt to cover up the hole. For now, Eddy will just have to live with a classic mini-trucker hole in the floor. | 
2. These trick sheetmetal battery mounts are designed for a larger battery, but Go-EZ trimmed them and welded them back together to fit a Kinetik Power Cell perfectly. The Power Cells will flank a chrome air-storage tank on a rack that will sit in the front of the bed | 
3a. Flat steel stock was drilled to fit a pair of Viair compressors |
3b. And then added to the opposite side of the air tank | 
4. Here's a look at the inside of Eddy's bed, all bling'd out in chrome, with a shiny new air tank, Viair pumps, and Kinetik Power Cells. | |
The Final Word
Eddy likes the old school, so he had Tom from Kustoms Inc. flake the stock Toyota steel wheels on top of a gold powdercoat base before clearing them. Then, Eddy had Performance Plus Tires stuff the wheels into a set of BFGoodrich Silvertown Radials he got from Coker Tire. The tires measure 185/60R15 and are filled with nitrogen rather than air because nitrogen is a stable gas that won't allow moisture in the tires, keeping the pressure even. It's also been reported that nitrogen tends not to leak out as quickly as air, so that means you might experience better fuel economy. Don't take our word for it though, because we haven't tested this theory. You can find more information at www.performanceplustires.com.