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JoFotoz
05/02/2013, 03:05 PM
Loaded up....
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.http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/Wrecked_VX_005.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=23652)
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http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/Wrecked_VX_004.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=23651)
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Big thanks to Eric (Big Red Trooper/moab) and his wife Andy for helping out..
...got all the way to San Diego, then Erics truck spewed tranny fluid everywhere.
Thanks gawd for AAA... :o

She's safely tucked in my garage awaiting attention...after Moab!

Jo

Vendetta
05/02/2013, 03:25 PM
Oh, c'mon... That'll buff right out.

But yeah, sad to see our species take one step closer to extinction. Like you said though, it will live on in some way or another. Good luck, I'm sure the whore will be a grateful recipient. I'm glad it's going to a good home.

-V

JoFotoz
05/02/2013, 03:34 PM
Yea...nothing some bondo and a rattle can cant fix :o

Real issue is the frame/pillar...

Ya can sorta see in the pic...the drivers side door is about 1.5 inches off/low.

Impact drove the front suspension into frame...hood folded up and bust through
windscreen and twisted pillar.

Still ....given she's the same color inside and out as the ORW....
....she'll be a great source of parts for years to come.



jo

Triathlete
05/02/2013, 05:23 PM
Remove doors, tube frame and front end, d60's front and rear, 37s and shes set :D

twalker920
05/02/2013, 05:43 PM
Remove doors, tube frame and front end, d60's front and rear, 37s and shes set :D

VehiCRAWLER incoming!

Took my VX in to get an alignment after doing the sway bar bushings and...got to buy a new steering centerlink and new pads and rotors for the rear :/

But...I vow to keep my VX alive! And other than a quick oil change she is SO READY for Moab!

JoFotoz
05/02/2013, 05:56 PM
Well Billy..if its as simple as that..



Remove doors, tube frame and front end, d60's front and rear, 37s and shes set :D

...c'mon over for the w/end and do it ... :rolleyes:


Jo

Triathlete
05/02/2013, 06:08 PM
Well Billy..if its as simple as that..




...c'mon over for the w/end and do it ... :rolleyes:


Jo

With a pocket full of your money I could come over and tow it down the street to StinkyFab in a weekend :)

evillecutter
05/03/2013, 06:04 AM
how in the heck did the grille survive that?!!

WormGod
05/03/2013, 07:00 AM
Wow, looks almost exactly like my head on impact. Looks like the driver was lucky enough not to get the suspension/wheel/tire shoved up through the floorboards like mine did though. 0_o

JAMAS
05/03/2013, 07:45 AM
Looks like that unusable front cladding would make a nice practice piece for the "showroom new" process.

Cut it up into envelope sized pieces so folks could try their desired method of cladding restoration before applying it to their actual cladding.

Just a thought

samneil2000
05/03/2013, 09:04 AM
can I have them shiny fangs? :-D

JoFotoz
05/03/2013, 10:24 AM
Yea..amazing Huh!


how in the heck did the grille survive that?!!

This VX went under the back of an F150...maybe a lifted one ??...

...so it go 'scalped' :eek:

Great thing is...it missed the engine completely ( radiator/fan/air box etc are toast)...so thats a great "spare" to have.

JoFotoz
05/03/2013, 10:31 AM
A far as parts are concerned...

Please dont ask for any....:whiteflag:

I am going to let her sit till mid June...
.......and chew over my options.
( after Moab, and then a trip to the UK to see my Mom :clap:)..


If and when I have parts I dont want to stash for myself.......

..I'll put them up for sale...or I'll respond to general "wanted" posts.

Thanks

Jo

Vendetta
05/03/2013, 10:50 AM
A far as parts are concerned...

Please dont ask for any....:whiteflag:

Thanks

Jo

Ja, good luck with that... Might wanna add it to your sig. :laughgray

-V

Scott Larson
05/03/2013, 07:47 PM
Vultures that we all are, right? Congrats on another VX parts find Jo, now get those wrenches out...skun-knuckles, here we come!!

VXorado
05/04/2013, 07:19 AM
how in the heck did the grille survive that?!!

Must of been the titanium fangs that deflected the F-150 from the grill. ;Do;