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was watching "million dollar listing"....a mansion in hidden hills ca. had their doghouse modeled after the mansion (kids playhouse too)....both had heating and air....boy i wanna get off the potty in the morning and discover ive started pooping $100's!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does it count that I worked on someone else's VX this weekend? Well not exactly, I just worked on something for their VX. Either way it's more on topic than the above... :laughy:
Made a custom set of rail caps for Mile High to cover the unsightly cross bar mounts. Dremel's are awesome but it still takes forever - measure, mark, cut, test fit, recut, test fit, trim, test fit, paint, paint again, clean with 303... at least 8 hours total.
sorry Mav....i tied my scattered thought into Scotts..about his non heated garage...but you knew that????????............a scattered thinking child of the sixties..john................. multi tasking the sixties way...for better or worse
I figured but it did take me three or four re-reads to come to that conclusion. Just joshin' you a bit. ;)
~ Compounded then waxed all the paint with an orbital buffer.
~ Applied 2 coats of wax under magnetic bra
~ Trimmed leading edge of top vinyl layer of the magnetic bra- fits better under the edging material now
~ Applied 3rd coat of Showroom New to cladding- WAHOO!!
~ Touched up all crevices, jams, sills, and cladding screws with Showroom New
~ Sanded down flat part of front grill to get rid of the Restore/Refinish that couldn't be blasted off. Spray painted it matte black.
~ Polished both headlights to a sparkling clear (thanks Mike!)
~ Too chicken to apply the stick on headlight covers :goof:
~ Dave finished the ceiling hoist pulley system in garage
~ Tire pressure set to 40 psi x4
~ Had shop adjust hatch popper again (it gets jiggled loose again, takes 2-3 pushes to engage properly - shop advised against me putting loc-tite on it)
~ Replaced driver's inside door grab handle
~ Installed Trooper folding cup holder on back of center console (actually a few weeks ago)
Tell the truth Sue, you're just hoping I'll install the stick-on covers first. ;)
rowhard plates go on next weekend I assume?
Absolutely right Ashley, can't wait to see yours on....first!Quote:
Originally Posted by vt_maverick
John said he's shipping my plates back today. :thumbup:
If I ever buy another VX I think I will make an offer on VX KAT's. you put so much effort into keeping it up. :)
Sue is definitely fighting "Father Time" tooth and nail
:mbrasd: :thanx:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ebenezr
.....and Jack (pbkid) has first dibs ;)
Wow Sue - your rack must look nice and shiny now!!!!:p;):smilewink:bgwo:Quote:
Originally Posted by VX KAT
Yeah - I'm back from holidays.
Sorry - here let me do it for you.:slap::slap::slap:
PK
http://www.pic4ever.com/images/25r30wi.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by PK
Gawd, I've missed you PK! ;)
:laughing:.:laughing:.:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by PK
Nice work Suzee...:yesgray:
Good talk'n witcha...:bla:.:yes:
I mean that in the NICEST of all possible ways...:yesgray:
So, Sue...when can I drop my VX off?:bwgy:
if you wanna bring em to moab, im sure you can find some help ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by VX KAT
ya buddy!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by VX KAT
:thumbup:
This weekend I think I will remove my engine, trans, and axles and then have my VX compressed and compacted down into a little 2' by 3' square. I will place a glass top on it and put it in my living room next to the couch as an end table.
then have kat restore it
And don't forget to turn the engine into a coffee table...
I would prefer a 6 flavor coffee maker. :grino:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott Larson
Bought a roof rack some time back without the "clamps", but since I have another rack mounted to my Thule 696 (as seen in the background) I didn't need them.
VT Maverick customized some rail caps for me (GREAT job sir!) and I mounted it all up today.
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSCN0403.JPG
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSCN0402.JPG
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSCN0401.JPG
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSCN0400.JPG
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSCN0399.JPG
Looks great and I don't mind leaving it on now.
Thanks for the compliments Earl, hopefully with another coat of 303 they'll darken up even more. Now it's time for you to remove the max load sticker from the brackets and they'll look REALLY good. :)
I wired the Oscillation Overthruster to the Flux Capacitor, reversed the Inertial Dampers and have restored connectivity.
Pic with stickers removed for comparison. Sorry my pic is from so far away, I couldn't find anything else in my gallery that was closer up.
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...00525-0732.jpg
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSCN0403.JPG
Hey, that's a better idea than covering them with black electrical tape...which is how I got rid of the blinking clock on my VCR (yeah, showing my age)...:bwgy::smilewink:bgwo::bgwb:Quote:
Originally Posted by vt_maverick
anyone know where i can get a craig-bluelight, 4 track tapedeck
FYI they can be pretty difficult to remove. I think I had to soak them in warm water and dish soap 3x, then follow-up with GooGone to get rid of all of it. Others had an easier time though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mile High VX
In a separate WTB thread? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by VXjunky
Mine have a little desert dust, but here's a close up. Mine aren't quite seated correctly in these shots, but we'll be removing the Yakima basket now that our pulley system is done. Then I can adjust & dremel them a little.Quote:
Originally Posted by vt_maverick
Does take a lot of Goo Gone and some patience.
I'll bet the Showroom New would work on this plastic...could make the rails nice and dark....hmmmm......
An FYI for anyone thinking of doing this on their own...
The roof rack "feet" tend to walk a bit (maybe 1-2 mm) when the truck's in motion even if you have the screws tightened all the way down. What that means for this mod is that caps with tightly fitting openings will sometimes pop a tab loose while you're in motion. Unfortunately I didn't realize this when I made mine and Sue's, so we've had to Dremel them down a bit further. You can see in Mile High's pics that I made the opening about 1/4" wider on each side to allow for that play.
Wouldn't hurt to give it a go but I'm pretty sure the rails and covers are just painted yellow plastic, so you'd essentially be trying to dye paint. I would try to find a used set before dying it. (Plus I hear your custom cap manufacturer will void your warranty if you dye the plastic. :p)Quote:
Originally Posted by VX KAT
YAY!!! My Alpine KCA-410c Versatile Link Terminal came in the mail today! That means I can install my Alpine CDA-9855 headunit with the KCA-100BT bluetooth module AND I can additionally hook up an aux for my iPod and my Droid! Plus, I have one more Ai-net and a second aux, in case I want sat radio or something later...there is much to do with her sound system, but by the time I'm done with her, the sound of baby proton will elicit feelings of pure bliss :heart:
...so this is my plan for the weekend! Anybody need an OEM headunit? Lol...I'll probably put it up here for sale once I dig it out of my dash. :winky:
Now you just need to set that alpines gps to "Moab" and follow it in 8 weeks! ;)
And in true cocky 12V installer fashion, I hooked everything up without paying a bit of mind to the wiring diagram (it's so obvious...who needs instructions, right?), ran all the Ai-net lines, the mic and the remote for the bluetooth module, etc...clicked everything in and went to test: no sound via the speakers from the bluetooth module when in-call. So I checked my head unit settings and connections again...nothing still. So finally I checked the manual, and I see that I need an Alpine PXA-H701 "Multimedia Manager" to get audio thru my speakers. WTF really? So I left my bluetooth module installed for later, though I chose aux as my one Ai-net input. You win again, Alpine...
/end rant
...I feel so defeated. :sady:
And triathlete, I'm surely going to try my darndest to get to Moab and say hello to everyone! All depends on school. I probably won't take my baby offroad though...too scared to get a scratch. :righty:
Hey, ya finally got yer user name changed! Excellent!!
Yesterday was a perfect day to give some love to my toy.
After months i cleaned VX in & out.
I also change the oil and filter.My aftermarket air filter was dirty so i get it washed and is cleaned as new.
I went to the bronx to visit few friennd,but didn't wanna miss the chance and drove by one of our new fellow members, eddie ( nycpdnarco69 ) who just bought the black S/C'd ebony from richard payne in colorado nice looking rig for sure
In cue are few stuff to get done,my driver's side CV boot is busted so needs replacement ,the rim on that same side suffered an small dent on saturday afternoon by avoiding an crash thanks to an idiot swinging into my lane without notice and forcing me to fall hard and fast in one of the hundred and hundred of pot holes that became an pandemic issue in this city. ( thank you Mr. mike bloomberg )
I've got a 4 day weekend starting tomorrow morning and I want to try and get the differential drop done, completely... Is it doable? I dunno.
Any tips for a novice parts exchanger? I've printed the PDF file on the site here out linning the steps and is a big help, but for those that have done it, was that good enough or were there any steps or tips left out?
Also, what did you guys use to cut out the brackets? I don't want to mess up and remove too much material and not be able to weld them back together!
Bought a MagnaBra and got that on. Was easy following the directions and using the recomended heat application!
sent my supercharger in for a rebuild.
Spent the afternoon freezing my rump off while I hunted down a leak in the back of the VX that was keeping my carpet wet. Thought it was from the CB antenna mount but turns out it was from the radio antenna. Was coming in, running along the roof to the trim, then dripping out of that piece of trim in the top center that has the slits in it. All fixed now. Cleaned it up and used black RTV to do a makeshift patch job on the cracked antenna gasket. Looks good and is working well thus far, had some hard rains today but not a drip. Now just to get that damn carpet dry.
the CB antenna mount
Anyone still uses CB? That is so 70's