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Thread: Money no odject, dream VX?

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    Money no odject, dream VX?

    Like the title says...what is yours?

    Here is mine...
    *frame cut at firewall, frontend tubed with provisions to attach all factory body parts (easily removable to prevent trail damage)
    *front tied into full interior cage
    *triangulated 4 link suspension front/rear
    *coilovers of course
    *Spider9 axles front and rear
    *complete drivetrain swap (something that parts can be gotten anywhere, stronger, more power)
    *front and rear tube bumpers tied into frame/front tube work with winch
    *Beadlock wheels rolling 37's
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    Cool

    Well...MORE POWER is always a good thing...right?

    And while we're at it...why not rebuild the entire frame, <->, with aluminium, or titanium...or even CF...

    GINOURMOS/quad piston + drilled discs, that just barely clear 18" centerlines.

    And lest we forget...maglev...that works on sand stone...

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    Full tube frame is an option!

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    Wrench

    Quote Originally Posted by Triathlete View Post
    Full tube frame is an option!


    Why not we just go with a full on tube buggy, ala king of hammers...

    Wearing copies of VX "skin" in CF......It'd be so whorish....& a little Frankenstein/Geinish/Dahmerish...

    I mean...if we're goin' "all in" on a total creepshow VX...

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    I knew the two of you would be the first ones swapping these ideas around.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VXobsession View Post
    I knew the two of you would be the first ones swapping these ideas around.
    ...

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    This...

    ... in Foxfire Red Mica, with a 5-speed and upgraded engine.

    I figure I am soon to be halfway there lol...

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    I have to say...

    For me..as it is....OK..a bit of a lift....just a bit!

    I enjoy learning how to drive against the same rigs...
    ...and, I get challenged..can I do better?


    Yup...I get a kick outta being shown how it should be done...
    ...then I try.


    Learning...that is my reason for MOAB...

    It's been my school.

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    BUT..money be dammed.


    IFS...at the nose..ya think!

    38's...with the arches cut all round .
    Lockers front and back...no brainer.

    Rum, on tap....like ..of course!


    Oh wait...did I hear a V8 option..OK!

    The crazy Utah Dude...shotgun..
    .....in his banana suit....fending off the rock..
    ...when we slide gently against the hard stuff!


    I think that's all good.

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    For me the big things would be SAS & a transfer case with a better crawl ratio. I suppose I'll get serious about that project when the IFS starts wearing down again (rebuilt the IFS/axle shafts last year).

    Money no object.... I'll take danatrac portal axles F&R, coilovers, convert the cladding to metal body armor, & get the dash/gauges completely updated... oh a maybe some snow tracs for winter exploration


    I heart these axles

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    An adamantium fused frame.
    "THEORETICALLY, STILL A TRUCK!"
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    Quote Originally Posted by H3_VX View Post
    An adamantium fused frame.
    Why not just go with unobtanium??? Its stronger... I think.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VXorado View Post
    Why not just go with unobtanium??? Its stronger... I think.

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    Body: Targa Top, and removable hardtop around the rear seats ala the Amigo. Quick removable doors down to the cladding for instant 1/4 doors. Cowl induction hood.

    Interior: Black leather with black CF accents to replace the Mars red. Ergonomic dash with built in double DIN touch unit, camera, power center, etc. Custom fit Smittybilt GEAR type Molle panels for bug-out pouches all over.

    Other: Already said, but winch, built in tube. Blacked out rims. Large MT tires with sidebiters.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VXorado View Post
    Why not just go with unobtanium??? Its stronger... I think.


    That's what Oakley uses in there sun glasses

    http://www.oakley.com/products/6755/25187



    Not very strong. You would have a very rubbery frame

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