What are you doing to your VX this week?

[UWVX89]

Just purchased a second VX from a member for $2000. Needs a head gasket but the motor is new and runs really well, just over heats. Cant wait to work on it and get it up on the site! '99 Astral with 3in lift and many other custom parts.

Anyone know a reliable Head Bolt kit and gasket set?


Also I'm looking for:

Interior back panels for each side
Some aftermarket wheels and tires 33-35''
The rear half moon cladding
Badges
Gas Cap w/Key

[Mile High VX]

Wash the winter road film off...hate that Mag Chloride residue, but it beats salt anytime.

Also repaired my driver side door pull where it had cracked against the door panel...thanks for the encouragement VX KAT!

[bartmanS4]

Just had my Rancho 9000XL's delivered so I'll be putting those on starting today. $320 shipped to door through 4WheelOnline.

[Vendetta]

Good choice, Bartman! You'll dig 'em. Let us know what settings you decide on once you have some miles on them.

-V

[Vendetta]

It's only been what, 11 months?
-V

[Ldub]

It's only been what, 11 months?
-V

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[Mile High VX]

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All we need now is Gorilly feet to go with this pic...made my day Dub...I vote this as the best pic ever about mods to the VX!

[Ldub]

All we need now is Gorilly feet to go with this pic...made my day Dub...I vote this as the best pic ever about mods to the VX!

Always happy to help Earl...

So...without further ado...

[VxSport]

Well this was the result of a snow day in the shop. I built it on a flat surface, I didn't realize that it looked like a face, laughing at me, until I mounted the speakers and stood it up.

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Still need a access panel for the lower cubie.

[Ldub]

Holy SCHNIKE'S...if tha's not "Bumble Bee's" face, I don't what is...

[CoastieCosta567]

I just bought the sway bar bushing, ever sense I have owned her I have never changed them. Yesterday I went to Publix(grocery market), and man it really got my attention on why i never changed them. So after searching in here I find that that nasty squeaky sound is most likely the bushings, plus the turning has gotten even more rollie sense also. I have had this sound for as long as I have owned her, but never gave it to much thought. I got the ones Moncha recommended in one of his like 12 year old Dinosaur threads . The grease able ones in red. Any who, whats u guys input on the change? I can't wait to feel the difference and silence.

[Vendetta]

This week I think I'll try a little something new to do to my VX...

Like oh, I dunno... DRIVE IT?

As some here know, I'll call them the "Fargo Few," my VX has been making me a little sad lately. Ever since I put in what was supposed to be a turnkey supercharger system that wound up being anything but, the ol' gal has been bucking and faltering, couldn't find her idle worth a damn, and would stall out regularly - not that there's anything regular about stalling out. Not the end of the world, but really depressing when you think about how you SHOULD feel after you put a supercharger in your rig, right? Not to mention all the money it took...

And then, there's the irresponsible amount of mods I'd planned to do immediately following, for which I'd already bought all the parts. The thought of all that time and research and money going to waste if I couldn't get her straightened out just made it all even worse. Depressing, even.

Queue the melodramatic I-could-always-get-a-taxi face. (That's for you, Dub!)

But today, I heard from my installer. Realizing he'd hit his limits, he took it to his friends at a straight-up tuning shop. They did some hoolie-goolie with the FPR, vacuum, MAF, intake, injectors, a methanol kit, a super-dee-duper bearing kit courtesy of brother Dub, and - allegedly - the fuel mapping and OH. MY. GOD. does it feel like a completely different animal.

The SC no longer feels like it needs me to convince myself it's there. She idles all buttery and drives like a brand new thing. No CEL, no feeling like she's out of breath in the mid-range RPMs, nothing.

THIS is what I expected to feel like when I got her back 4 months ago. Would have been nice to have this feeling all winter, sure, but I'm just glad I have it now.

And now that I'm all happy...? Back in the shop she goes for all the remaining mods!

It never ends, does it gang.

Cheers,
-V

EDIT: I just realized this is post #777 in this thread. Lucky indeed!

[Mile High VX]

New windshield for me this week...just tired after two years of that big crack in my line of sight...

[JoFotoz]

Glad yer up and running right "V"...Vroom..Vroom

As for my week...

Adjustable rear links
Longer/lengthened rear drive shaft
Move rear axle back about an 1-1.5 inches... & square axle.
Wheel alignment.
Clean out Moab dust from years gone by!!
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.....and bits and pieces that are classified right now ..

Jo

[JoFotoz]

HUGE Day of , a bit of , more ...and finally

All mods completed...... I like the results.

Put her all back together again over the next couple of days...

..pack on Thursday, head Moab direction Friday.

Looking fwd to Moab/friends/ &

Jo