Only a few more days!

[Nerve_Gas]

Only a few more days until I get my Vx back from Independent4x. I went and saw what he has done so far today. Of course I forgot to take the digital camera because I was way to excited. It looks really good. Once I get it back I am going to take pictures and post them for all to see. Once I save up some more money its going to go back in to get a bull bar bumper and probably some engine upgrades.

[kpaske]

Is this a solid axle swap you're having done?

[Nerve_Gas]

No just all the stuff listed below my picture. I didn't have enough to do the axle swap. That will come one day though

[kpaske]

What are they doing to the front end to lift it 4.5"?

[JHarris1385]

Yeah thats what I want to know. How are they going to relieve the stress to the CV's?

[ankgupta]

Probably diff drop brack which will drop the diff by 1.5 inch to 2 inches and add a spacer to compensate for same in the front drive shaft, that will be my guess.

-Ankur

[Nerve_Gas]

Yeah that and a ball joint flip.

[JHarris1385]

I asked cuase I did not see that in your signature.

[Nerve_Gas]

I think I just realized that my Vx is going to be 8 1/2" taller than stock. Tuesday morning is going to be great. I'm not looking foward to writing the check for it but its worth it to me. Its finally going to be what I want it to be. It may be a little while before I get pictures of it because I want to wait until I can get pics of it in its natural environment.

[Nerve_Gas]

So I got my Vx back last night and it is huge. I am looking down on 350 and 3500 pickups, it is amazing. I will be getting pictures soon and I will post them on here as soon as I do.

[WiSDoM]

Man, that is the biggest tease if i ever did hear one. :p How are its road manners?

[Triathlete]

The masses are chanting :_group2:
Pictures...pictures...pictures...pictures....

[biju]

this is HUGE. pix are a must! here! here! how cool...

-biju.

[Twilight Imaging.net]

fantastic...be sure to scale that thing with someone or something next to it so we can see that bad boy in all it's glory.
Be careful!

[Ldub]

(Caddyshack judge smales voice on...)


Well ???...we're Waiting...

:confused: :p :eek: ;)

[driver3]

Come on now!!!

[Nerve_Gas]

I'm sorry its taking so long to get pics. My digital camera is with my parents. Things really do come full circle don't they? I grow up borrowing his tools and stuf and now he is always borrowing my stuff. Anyway this thing is seriously huge. I have 5 or 6 inches of up travel. I will be getting pics as soon as I get my camera back. But its going to be about a week.

[Twilight Imaging.net]

a weeeeeeek? Noooooooooo!
I'm heading out to test the 4x capabilities today...better get it done before the vx run.
a week, really? ugh...:(

[VehiX]

Just go buy a new camera and then return it once you take some pics ;)

Come on now, you can't keep us in suspense like this!

lol

[driver3]

Doesn't independent 4x4 have any pics?? they should post them as a project on their site for advertisement. You would think they would, if you look at their projects on the site they have some big ones.. but some way smaller ones than you're talking about on there. I would think they have some!!!

[Triathlete]

Borrow your neighbors camera! NOW! Do you really think we can wait a whole week? :naughty:

[Cyrk]

Chit man, even I am excited to see this thing...

[Triathlete]

Well, since NG has let us down, I've done a little investigating and guess what I found?

























http://www.independent4x.com/Images/mattCvx2007.JPG
Looks sweeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance:
Just have to ask the right people. (thanks Matt) :thumbup:

[Triathlete]

Oh, and the other side...
http://www.independent4x.com/Images/mattCvx20072.JPG

[Cyrk]

WOW that looks tough as hell!!

[MZ-N10]

holy sh*t......looks dangerous.....

so how many civics do u feed it?

[etlsport]

I WANT ONE!

[Triathlete]

According to Matt...3in suspention, 3in body a tastey bit of trimmed cladding=36in IROC's.
Its going to be exspensive driving those IROC's every day...they will wear fast on the street! But on the rocks they roc!

[VCAMILO]

Put me down for one too!

[CoastieCosta567]

wow. amazing.

[biju]

wow. hope he offers up more pix. nice work.

-biju.

[JHarris1385]

Oh my god.

[WiSDoM]

:p that is f**kin crazy :p

[Nerve_Gas]

Well thank you Tri I didn't want some of you guys hunting me down for not posting pics soon enough. I took it out for some light wheeling this afternoon and it is awesome. 16 inches of ground clearance and Iroks are amazing! And they won't wear to bad they are radials. I will be getting you guys more pics soon.

[biju]

Please come to Zu!!! I'd love to see this thing do 'its thing' on the trail!!!

Regardless... nice work!

-biju.

[Nerve_Gas]

I really doubt I'll be able to make it. Not after doing all that work, no money now.
And someone asked what I feed it. To answer your question...rice racers and their cars. It also gets treated to a ferrari every now and a again.

[Ldub]

Very Nice...can't wait to see more pics.

[Baxman]

Hey Costie, nice avatar (post #30)! My 11 year-old snapped that pic of me on Kenny's Climb on the Fins & Things trail at Moab 3 years ago - no Photo Shop! That pic made my VX "Miss July" in the new calender. Thanks for the compliment!

[CoastieCosta567]

sorry for taking it from ya, I JUST LOVE THE SHOT, i think it's the best pic of a VX ever, awsome bro, hope u don't care i'm using it, if so i'll take it off, i just love it alot, and by the way, great shot from your kid.

[VehiGAZ]

Amazing!! Don't tip over!

PS... LOL MZ-N10!!! Too funny

[kpaske]

Wow, that thing looks mean as h#ll!

My only concern would be the loss of power - even with 33's my VX moves like a tortoise. Have you considered a gear swap? This thing is a perfect candidate for some 5.38's! ;Db;

[Nerve_Gas]

I still have plenty of "get up and go" with the stock gears. I want to get 5.38's but Matt at Independent4x is no longer making them for the front end. If anyone has a set for front and rear or just a set for the front I may buy them if the price is right.

[ZEUS]

Is anyone eating Rice Krispies right now? I swear I can hear "snap crackle pop". :)

[SkidPlate]

That is SWEET NerveGas, Very nice.

How about a shot on level ground, as lame as that might seem. Just like to see what that looks like.

How'd that hit the wallet?

[Nerve_Gas]

It hit the wallet pretty bad. But it was worth it. I love it the way it is now.

There are more pictures to come. I just took some yesterday with a stock Vx. I'm waiting on him to send me the pics and then I'll put them up.

[Tone]

Very HOT! But there goes the acceleration and fuel economy....:yesr: I see a supercharger and gears in YOUR future.

[Nerve_Gas]

I must say I see the same. One of these days I will get around to it. When I get the money to do other stuff to it.

[WormGod]

Very HOT! But there goes the acceleration and fuel economy....:yesr: I see a supercharger and gears in YOUR future.

+1 - yep, 0-60 in.... 3 days without power. I dont think the S/C is gonna help enough. Just do a swap for a 350 small block. ;)

Around here, without a farm tag, that thing would be a paper weight. Sadly, the lift law is EXTREMELY strict here. Max bumper height is like 3cm I believe, haha.

Interesting, nevertheless. Lose the bicycle tires and get some fat meat on there. :p

[ZEUS]

Got any more pics for us? :)

[JHarris1385]

MORE PICS ...now

[creeg]

Wow. Awesome.

[PHO2GR4]

NICE ride.

Say, what would happen if we got "Nerve_Gas" and "nfpgasmask" together?

;)