LostnFound Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Well, I managed to get the compressor mounted to the inner fender tonight. I wasn't too fussy with the clean up of it but it generally looks pretty nice. The powder coated brackets and black tank part of it looks great and I may do more on the other part of the compressor down the road. The brackets lined up perfectly so the actual mounting of it was easy. I wish all projects were as easy as this one. It's a good feeling to have it at least mounted again. Cheers, Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Gray SS Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
502ci Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Good job, it's official. Now get ready for that famous question every time you pop your hood..."what is that thing?"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montemedic Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Remember to tell the "Chevelle guys" it's a 2 shot of Nitrous !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mcarlo Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Looks great - nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VE3HZZ Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Looks great Larry, that was fast..lol..musta had an EASY BUTTON EH? Parts turned out great too from powdercoat. Oh and today it rained so the ACID TEST to see if my leak in the convertible is still there.....and if so you'll likely hear me Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnFound Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 You guys crack me up. Funny thing.....when I was joining the tank to the rest of it and being ever so careful not to scratch the new paint, I felt as if I was assembling a bomb or a nuclear device of some sort....LOL Whenever I'm asked though, I'm going to tell people that it is a Flux Capacitor same as the Delorean on Back To The Future had on it and that I'm visiting from 1971. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Richey Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I wish someone would make a plastic Dummy compressor I would use it on my Red Monte as a overflow jug...lol Looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abe72 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Okay, I'll bite. What is that thing and what does do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leghome Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 load leveling compressor for the SS cars and as an option on all others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnFound Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hey Jared, that's a great idea! I'll make something up for you out of an empty bottle of Alberta Premium Whiskey. Abe.....it is a Flux Capacitor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abe72 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 haha...But, I was serious about the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Richey Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 haha...But, I was serious about the question. Its the shock compressor for the Suspension leveling system. As weight was added to the car, it would pump up the rear shocks, if weight was taken out it would also realease air pressure to lower the rearend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnFound Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hi Abe, here's something that was sent to me by another member of this great club. It explains the compressor portion of the system. I will expand further with more info on the rest of the system when I can find more typing time. "The compressor for the load leveling system on the FGMC acts as a pump. It takes the vacuum created by the engine and converts it to a positive pressure used to pressurize the air shocks. The back part towards the firewall is a diaphragm pump mechanism. The long cylinder in front of that is just a pressure vessel to hold the pressurized air. On top of the pump is a pressure relief valve (yellow cap) which prevents the system from over pressurizing. On the pressure relief valve, there's two fittings, one with a valve stem similar to that used on tires which is used to manually charge the system. The other fitting should have a small black plastic airline leading from it to the rear of the car where it connects to a level sensor valve assembly." In a nutshell, the compressor does the job of creating and delivering air pressure to the air shocks on the rear of the vehicle with the help of another component (a valve or actuator I believe it is called) which mounts close to the shocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abe72 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Ahhhh, got it...its a flux capacitor! Why didn't you just so that. j/k - thank you both for the explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnFound Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 Abe, I love your sense of humour....ummm....humor. The explanation I copied above was only sent to me a couple of days ago so it was very informative for me as well. Now we both know what a Flux Capacitor actually does. LOL Cheers, Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteman1971 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Looks great!!!! That's the number one question I get about my car...They all point and ask "what's this"? The best are those who think they know what it is...explain that to whomever their with and get it totally wrong....lol Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim's 70 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Looks great!!!! That's the number one question I get about my car...They all point and ask "what's this"? The best are those who think they know what it is...explain that to whomever their with and get it totally wrong....lol Steve It's a secret compartment for the cheater system hahaha...shhhh...Don't tell Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnFound Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 Let's hook up a neon light underneath the compressors....we'll tell people that it is Nuclear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leghome Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Great idea Larry and the flux capacitor is in opertion when the light are on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VE3HZZ Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Tell them that it is part of the ejection seat like the one in the James Bond Austin Martin DB4 and also runs the deflection shield in the rear and the changing license plate for secret missions. Dumb looks but some will wonder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Auto Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Remember to tell the "Chevelle guys" it's a 2 shot of Nitrous !! I love the Chevelle guys at TeamChevelle. In the last year I have bought 16 sets of shock shields for literally no more than $50 a set shipped. Remember, Chevelle = Poor Mans Monte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstadter Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 One thing I've wanted to nail down is whether the air compressors were always black or whether they were cadium plated like the brake booster. I've seen them both ways. My SS had some sort of rustproofing sprayed in the engine bay, so I can't tell what the orginal color was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montefrazer Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 The original one in my SS is cad plated and the 3 used ones I've bought over the years were also cad plated. I have seen some pictures of black painted ones that claim to be original, even NOS, but haven't seen one in real life to compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnFound Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 I've seen both as well so I'm not really sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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