Okay, you know where the fluid comes from, and how to divert it — now you need to know where it goes. In this case, it goes to the cylinders.

After the pressure fitting, there has to be a way to divert where the fluid goes. In an airbag system, they’re known as valves. Hydraulic systems have valves too — they’re called dump valves, or dumps for short.

Let’s start with the foundation of a good hydraulic setup: the pumps.
A pump is exactly what you think it is. It pumps fluid from one place to another. You can equate it to the compressor in an airbag setup, if that’s easier to understand. Find out how the pump works, after the jump.

Welcome to a new series of posts here at FullonCustom, a continuing education course on everything custom. In the first class here at the College of Custom, we’re going to discuss hydraulic suspensions — from how they work, to what components are being used, and everything in between. By the time this is done, you’ll […]

Looking for a new gas tank for your project car? Classic Performance Parts is now offering a line of stainless steel gas tanks for several different applications. They even carry extra-capacity models, which can help on long hauls.
Stainless Steel Tanks [Classic Performance Parts]

According to a press release from bonspeed media, Boyd Coddington is recovering in a Southern California hospital right now, the result of a recurring illness that he was first hit with around the holidays. He first was checked in after he had a fall in his home, and then a second time when he complained of […]

Whether you have hydraulics or airbags, you need some way to control your up and down motion — but until recently that meant clunky switch boxes or cheap looking panels. AVS makes several different styles of switch boxes, from toggles to rockers, all with a very small footprint. Each box also sports a […]

Every so often we’re going to dig into the vaults of Craigslist, Ebay Motors, and other online sites and pull out a killer deal for you guys and gals to check out. They’re definite project cars, but would make a killer custom.
This week we’ve got a listing from Phoenix, AZ: a 1952 Cadillac convertible. […]

We’ve been hearing about it for awhile, and now we finally have a picture — it’s the 2009 Camaro test mule at the track for some road testing.  Seeing this pic today made me think, “So how would I build it?”
Personally, I’d put a set of billet 20’s up front and a deep lip 22 […]

Not everyone out there is a master fabricator, but the bolt-on custom market has helped put some cool rides on the scene with minimal cutting or welding.  Now SuicideDoors.com has gone one step further with their completely bolt-on backhalf suspension for the ‘82-’03 S-Series trucks. A custom link system holds the axle in […]