JDM Nissan Tokyo Taxi fitted with Air Lift air bag suspension - in detail
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- Опубліковано 19 бер 2022
- Slammed JDM Nissan Tokyo Taxi - fitting air ride suspension. This is a long overdue update on Jonny Smith's project Nissan Cedric ex cab from Japan. In this episode the car's static sprung suspension is modified to fit air bags from Air Life Performance.
Besides retaining a magic carpet ride quality, the air ride is adjustable and can be fully dropped on the floor for show purposes. Jonny's JDM Cedric needed custom fabrication, which is where Phil James at The Install Company came in - / theinstallcompany
The survivor Japanese import Cedric Cab was fitted with Air Lift components (www.airliftperformance.com/) and ride height can be adjusted via controller or phone app.
Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show.
The Cedric Y31 model stopped being made for civilians in the late 1980s, but continued for many years as a fleet car for service use. Jonny has loved the Cedric since he borrowed it to film an LPG piece on Fifth Gear a decade ago. So during lockdown, he bought it off Nissan!
Air Lift Parts used:
12v compressor
Nylon air lines
5 gallon aluminium air tank
Part #58343 - Dominator Bags - retail at $95each -www.airliftperformance.com/pr...
Part #27682 - Air Lift Performance 3P management (pressure based programmable settings) - Retail set at $1895+ options -www.airliftperformance.com/pr...
Part #75559- Air Lift Performance Builders Series: www.airliftperformance.com/pr...
With modern air ride set up like this one from Air Lift Performance, you can maintain original ride quality, but with adjustment using a touch pad or even a phone app. This episode is, therefore, a bit of a 'how to' guide on how air suspension works, how it gets fitted to a car and what the result of slamming a car looks like.
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Filmed by: Jonny Smith
Edited by: Matty Graham @ Pixel Click pixel-click.com
Thumbnail by: Matt Tarrant www.matttarantdesign.com
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CHAPTERS
0:00
0:50 Phil at the Install Company
1:15 Taxi's original suspension set up
2:02 Main components of air ride
2:35 CONVERTING THE FRONT END
5:49 CUSTOM FRONT STRUT FINISHED
8:55 BOLTING IN FRONT STRUT
10:58 AIR LINE HOSE INSTALLATION
14:05 REAR SET UP
15:31 WHY STIFFER SHOCKS ARE REQD
15:46 MODIFIED ADJUSTABLE PANHARD ROD
16:20 REAR AIR BAG FITMENT
18:33 WHAT'S IN THE BOOT?
19:15 DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEM
19:30 AIR TANK
20:45 AIR COMPRESSOR
21:15 MANIFOLD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
23:32 NEW WHEELS INCOMING...
24:10 AIR RIDE CONTROL PANEL
26:36 CONTROLLED BY PHONE APP
27:10 THE FINISHED CAR
27:23 FULLY SLAMMED
28:56 AIRED OUT VIA PHONE APP
30:23 ALL RIDE HEIGHT POSITIONS
32:10 VERDICT
32:27 THANKS TO AIR LIFT
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Nice to see proper engineering going in to the air ride systems these days. I would actually consider one now for a future project, my cars are always drivers, not just show queens.
Thanks. I'm glad you agree this is properly engineered kit. I was happy to modify the Cedric's suspension on the basis that it would be done to a high standard.
Would be cool to get a twin cam head and turbo from a RB20det on there. Hehe ;p
@@TheLateBrakeShow It would be cool to know how much such an installation would cost. Quite an important omission from the film.
@@TheLateBrakeShow high standard apart from braided line routing?
That is a literal death trap, those brake lines will fail being cable tied to air lines.
EXTREMELY dangerous.
Just remember to always have the wheels straight before you air out! Or you will need some new Jonny cab wings!
Phil presents so well, his passion really comes through. You could easily lose hours listening to him talk about his craft and watch him create some beautiful engineering solutions. Not usually an air ride fan but it's done so well. Gutted you're losing the original wheels though.
What a real pleasure to hear Phil make such clear explanations of what is involved and how it was achieved. Much respect to a true professional.
This illustrates one of the things I like about this channel is the sheer variety. Also Phil explained everything in a clear and concise manner, the solution for the front struts was rather neat too.
Appreciate that, thanks. Phil at the Install Co is a brilliant engineer. He is also endlessly passionate about his craft.
Phil is a natural on camera, plus he explained it all really clearly without being patronising. Great to see people like him getting this platform to highlight his work.
I'm so glad you're turning this into a fun, comfy, cruiser. It's what t should be. Not every car needs to be a track weapon or a drift missile.
Great engineering, great engineer, great presentation. “We’ve made a little panel here” looks totally OEM!
The perfect modification for this car, I always wondered what you could do that would not ruin it. Nailed it!
I guess that this was installed, to aid tiny people to easily climb aboard, especially if there was a low curb. It's very thoughtful of you Jonny and would be appreciated if others could follow suit.. Small person
Proper job that!..Phil clearly knows his onions.
cheers.
Nice to see an update on Jonny Cab! "....and if I hit the switch, I can make the a** drop...." Badass Jonny Cab!
Looks absolutely amazing when it's squatting all the way down! Such a clean install too! Can't wait to see the wheels.
It makes me so happy this was done with such proper care. Mega job.
Loved this! Jonny has an Avengers-level team of experts in everything automotive! Happy Sunday!
Extremely well explained by Phil. Clearly an expert with great communication skills.
That was great, thank you very muchly. Who doesn't love a bit JDM Taxi slamming content 👌🏻
Enjoyed the cheeky A and Two, Jonny.
Memories of your old Jag in Revs and Max Power are coming back to me. How times have changed since those days ❤️
So happy you’ve gone this direction!
Just about to watch the video and can already tell from the thumbnail that you've excelled with this Jonny. Perfect car for air.
The way the guy explains everything is very good and easy to understand well done to both of you
Spot on mate. That's looking good now! Can I suggest you just write RB26 on the valve cover with a marker. I suspect most commenters suggesting such a swap wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
Genius idea!
@@TheLateBrakeShow you could also source an RB30 used extensively in Australia in the late 1980’s in the VL Commodore - 3 litre version of what looks to be the same engine - often fitted with aftermarket manifolds and Turbo here in Australia and making huge horsepower with the liberal application of money.
Thoroughly enjoyed this, didn't know anything about air ride until watching this, the attention to detail and explanation was brilliant 👍👌
Nothing better than listening to an engineer who knows what he’s talking about, talking about what he knows…
(Another) Fantastic vid ❤️
The absolute quality that has gone into that install 😮
I love how excited you sound. I'm still this excited everytime I air out after 5 years of owning bagged cars 😂
This is just one of the coolest cars EVER. Nevermind super cars - this is where the realistic fun is!! Great video Jonny
Maybe others have mentioned. The braided steel air lines, zip-tied to the rubber brake lines, make me really nervous. The one will just nibble/saw away at the brakes line. I'd think about wrapping those sections of the braided line that come in contact with your rubber lines to offer a bit more protection. In a dream world I'd replace the open braided lines with covered braided lines.
Anyhoot, love the show. Fun stuff.
Oh! And keep the stock motor. It fits the spirit of the car.
Cheers.
Being an old guy I am afraid that to my eyes I just can't see what is good about seeing a car flopped down on the ground in the same way that I can't understand why skinny jeans are supposed to look good . But Phil is such a good presenter he has almost convinced me that I have to have an air ride system.
I’m a 59 model , and i love chicks in skinny jeans
I had a crew cab bagged Chevrolet 3500 Duramax and I loved it. With some really good Slam Specialty bags from the Firestone bags it rode SO much better and handled so much better.
Car looks great on the air ride! I really like the stock wheels as well. Phil was great explaining it all, even squeezed an OTSOT in there towards the end 🙂
Interesting build! Looking forward to more content!
This looks awesome. Also really appreciated the thorough explanation behind it all, I want air ride now 🤣
Looks awesome J 🙏😎 Cannot wait to see it with some new shoes , such a quirky different build ! Love it ! 👍😎
Very professional job, looks brilliant Jonny👌
My inner nause absolutely loved this! The utter passion is quite something…
Itbs, rowdy exhaust, big angled tips and that's all. All rb motors sound incredible with intake mods and there used to be some good stuff around for the old rb20
You’ve somehow made me a bigger fan my dude. Well played sir. 🤘🔥😎🔥🤘
Great to see a video of one of your own motors...good to keep up with what you have going on.
Top quality video and tech descriptions once again.
What a great piece of kit!
Phil was great. Very confidence inspiring, which is what you want from someone hacking your suspension. Also... the system is fantastic for cleaning the car!
My new Volvo has air suspension. It’s ‘kin brilliant! Never would have believed it. Love this!
That's pretty cool. Well integrated too!
Excellent Jonny! Some modern tech in Classic Autos has its place!
Brilliant episode, i love what you are doing with this car. Also, appreciate the way you categorise the type of video ie 'project cars' 'generation flex' etc. I get to choose to watch what I am in the mood for. Cheers
Very interesting and a great toy. Almost forgot you had this car.
Lovely use of the phrase “yea long”. Doesn’t get used often enough!
This is still cool to see. After two years on the road I bought and installed a Air Lift Performance system on my Lupo (with the help of a friend whose installed them before). After going from standard suspension with loads of bodyroll etc to cheap £200 coil overs which were really stiff then going to this air system it's definitely my favourite. I don't even run a front ARB (don't tell the DVSA😅) mainly as the struts didn't have a mount for it but to be completely honest it doesn't need it imo. Sticks the road well not too bumpy (more road quality dependent) great daiky drive and has been for the last three years. Just a shame I ran too wide wheels I had to run massive camber to fit and used to go through three every couple months. This is definitely something I will so to my next car
So cool! :-) And thanks for explaining the technical side!
Never thought I’d see one of your cars have something like this….LOVE IT !! My beetle has the same system 😁😁👍🏻👍🏻
Fascinating and probably made it all look too easy!!
To add... I would probably trip over the Nissan lanyard when exiting the Cedric 😄
Normally I hook them over the indicator stalk.
Nice job.
I'd have kept the original springs in it if they were still safe and gave loads of floatyness. But then i saw it slammed and that's a very cool look.
Great video and super cool car . Just something like the parking pole and indicators ontop of the fenders is stuff i geek out over haha
Really interesting and informative video Jonny
Massively informative. Great content.
This is wicked Jonny. What a machine
Nice one Jonny cool as, well you know what I mean. Stock look but then cool ‘on demand’!
Cable tying a stainless line to a brake flexi 😱.
Cedric is so good please dont swap the engine. Impresive work. great video 2x👍
At 22:05, I was hoping Phil would say, "a) etcetera etcetera, and 2)" 🤣
That put such a smile on my face. Made up for you thats a quality ride
ooh , i have a Volvo 760 i was wanting to lower .. but i adore it's ride quality as it is .. this have given me an idea
Awesome Johnny... bagged my lowlight ghia earlier this year too 👌
Lowlight? You win.
Does Phil have his own UA-cam channel? He should! So eloquent, fabulous. Clearly a pro at what he does, but goodness, he is so good at explaining it. I've never even looked at air suspension before, but Phil makes it super interesting! Jonny, you have a knack for finding talented people!
Phil doesn't, but he really should.
I was just thinking "need to get some dinitrol on that underbody" when you mentioned corrosion protection. Good :)
be cool to see the cab and the impala next to each other at a late break show car show one day!
Johnny you got to do this to your allegro sleeper. Also your cedric looks like it's a merc 190e head lights. Thanks for the video your out put quality is brilliant
Very informative, thank you!
Brilliant video 👌 very descriptive. I will be using this when i fit air ride to my ae86 👍
Full slam with all the air out is one of those strange things in life, that you can't quite explain why it's great, but it is.
Very true. I'm glad you agree.
I had a Y31 Cima Cedric with factory air springs. One morning I came out and found the car unintentionally slammed. Looked very cool, but the ride was terrible, until I found the loose wire and got the springs working again.
Also had a Lincoln Continental on air ride that also failed. Looks very cool, but the ride was unbearable. :)
That's one clean and nice car.I want one.
Exceptionally interesting video and technical explanation!
Thanks. Always hard to know how much detail we need to include for people to appreciate it.
Such a nice insight on air ride. Super content as usual, now I want a taxi, damn you.
Looks awesome mate, just needs some wheels to match. Only thing is the braided lines being zip tied to the brake pipes, it won't be long till it rubs through. It would be worth sleeving the braided line at the zip tie points with a bit of rubber.
Love it, great video. This car is so so cool.
Great professional install and explanation. It good to know when you need a bit more expertise than you have.
The perfect 30 minute video for a car enthusiast. Imagine that on regular TV where the process would be totally lost for the final finish. Great work Phil and Jonny 👌😎
25 years ago, locally to me was a Volvo 240 on hydraulics. It looked fairly stock, apart from the LOVOL sunstrip in the original typeface. Seriously cool when parked outside the shops either on the floor or with one end sky-high 👍😎
Thanks Ian, that is the joy of owning my own content and deciding to do this stuff in more detail to show people the real process. That LoVol was owned by a guy called Russell Venvil and he has since owned 3 other Lowriders!
@@TheLateBrakeShow Having only ever seen US Lowriders, to see a Volvo on hydraulics blew my mind way back then. Was the sunstrip LOVOL or LOWVO - it's been bugging me?!
Nice one as usual! I’m usually against air ride suspension but this was super interesting as it addresses my usual complaints.
Btw, there is some abuse of the mic a couple of times which is loud in headphones - any way to run some filter over it?
We had sound problems because of my lack of experience using these mics - so sorry. Glad you liked the depth of engineering on the bag fitment, though.
@@dizzy2020 Just like my left ear from many hours/days sitting next to a poorly sound insulated diesel in early forward control trucks (cab over's).
Every time you do a video with a mod in i'm googling how to spend more money on my cars! love it on airride and now looking to put my SEC on it. Thanks Jonny :)
Cheers Paul. All money well spent (but you knew that).
Love this car so much!
Just brilliant, Jonny Cab slammed, Rj in Oz
Very cool.
There’s a red Japanese taxi knocking around Brighton & Hove. Seen it a few times with desire in my eyes.
I always wanted to do something similar to you but with a South African Citi Golf police car.
Congratulations Johnnie, you now have a clamp proof car, one of the reasons minicabbers used to like Citroen BX's.
I love it mate, it brings out the yoof in me.
Great video Jonny and Phil , who lookslike he presents stuff every week on UA-cam!....like Phils Caffine and Machine beanie hat
This has to be the ultimate JDM daily driver
Love it! Perfect mod.
Great stuff. I agree with Smiff, leave the RB 20 👍🚕
Great job brilliantly executed, looking forward to wheel choice, I assume you will be keeping a reasonable diameter no 19's or 20"s to ensure ride quality.
Simply awesome 😎
I love a bit of JDM action, great to see this project. Amazing channel Jonny you must be so busy with all this content! 🤟❤💪
Many thanks. Yeah, I'm busier than I've ever been. YT is a hungry beast to feed...
@@TheLateBrakeShow she certainly is, make sure you get some decent breaks in there with the family 👍
I like this car, would be nice to see it more
20:05 That is Jason GTI's golf rallye front bumper. I cant wait for that car to be4 ready for the show season!!
Nice to see some taxi content!
I really appreciate the wonderful technical explanations.
Can the compressor still be used for other inflation purposes or only for the air bladders?
Cool AF!! Gold wire wheels, LS3
Looks good! It was very interesting to see how air suspension can be fitted to a vehicle. I like the touch of adding the Japanese registration area and classification to the number plate! Looks good as is, but if you want to be really authentic, this taxi was operated out of/registered in Ota City, Tokyo and should therefore be 品川 (Shinagawa) and not 多摩 (Tama) as shown. Looks good as is, but just thought I'd let you know just in case you want to be as close to the original as possible. Shinagawa number is one of the most popular in Tokyo rather than Tama which is to the West of the Tokyo Metropolitan area and more the suburbs. Please note, that the number may have changed when the vehicle changed hands in Japan and was re-registered in the Tama registration area prior to you purchasing it. Whilst it isn't possible in the UK, the plate would have had a green commercial plate with white writing when it was an active taxi.
Another Good vid and amazing engineering displayed. A nice tweak to the ap or control unit would be to have an automatic fail safe to not be able to go into full drop if car moving and also not to be able to set off from parked in full air out either so if unit sensed movement it would pump some air in automatically to lift car to minimal rolling height.