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ericjimenez
04/11/2009, 06:41 PM
Just doing a little something to my VX for the next show season.

i will post when done. :eek::eek::bgwp::bgwo:

http://i39.tinypic.com/11b0vvn.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2mcx92b.jpg

pbkid
04/11/2009, 06:56 PM
wow!

very impressive...

finally, someone else around here for me to chit chat with about car audio tech!

beautiful idea!

Sprey
04/11/2009, 08:02 PM
Awesome ! cant wait to see end results.

ericjimenez
04/12/2009, 08:35 AM
you can see the day by day at fiberglassforums.com

VCrossfan
04/12/2009, 01:24 PM
Very cool ! !

Marlin
04/12/2009, 03:06 PM
At first I was confused, I was thinkin "Why the hell would you put that in your car?!" But then I saw it was for show, so that makes more sense, not a whole lot of offroading goin on, plus the extra 500lbs in weight in the back must be horrible for gas mileage:) I dig the 8"? molds for the front.

WormGod
04/13/2009, 08:53 AM
Was it Rickster who turned his entire VX into an isobaric speaker box, haha? The entire rear, front seats back, was nothing but wire, coils, insulation, and db to boot. Wasn't his VX purchased and sent overseas?

Triathlete
04/13/2009, 10:22 AM
Hexibase also was a rolling VX speaker box! Here is a cool video of it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj9TMzPVdi8):bgwo:

ericjimenez
04/18/2009, 10:21 AM
here are some recent pics

http://i43.tinypic.com/2w1sbd5.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/1z15to7.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/km79w.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/33e0xtd.jpg

ill take better pics later with real camera, these are iphone pics

Pepino
04/18/2009, 11:36 AM
Beautiful!

Marlin
04/18/2009, 12:20 PM
All I have to say is WOW!!



and

Where do you store your recovery gear? How about your CB mount? LOL

Phantom
04/18/2009, 02:44 PM
Looks like you have the rear fill covered :p Whats going up front to balance that out? Seriously sick setup maman.

Triathlete
04/18/2009, 05:48 PM
Nice job matching the VX interior "red"!:cool:

Sprey
04/18/2009, 06:43 PM
All I have to say is WOW!!



and

Where do you store your recovery gear? How about your CB mount? LOL

Thats what i was thinking :bgwg: haha.

Looks real nice!

pbkid
04/19/2009, 11:20 AM
dude...well done..

i work at best buy installing car audio stuff and we have a 'autotech' forum for all best buys..

cracked me up the other day i was reading through it and i see a thread titled

aztec on steroids with bass-

all the autotechs nation wide were talkin about your build

however, there are so many guys on there that by the time i got on and saw what was going on there was so much VX bashing that i could barely deal with it...
one of em asked wth is a vehicross??
and another said, 'people actually bought those things? i thought they were just made for show'
oh, and i got a 'i bet that thing has a horrible center of balance and turning radius'

so i politely chimed in with-
some pics of me wheelin (kindly taken by jo last year on metal masher)
and gave them some facts including the wins at paris DAKAR 3 years in a row in its class ;)

shut em up pretty quick about how much there is no way it could wheel

slutty22
04/19/2009, 11:39 AM
How do you see out the back window LOL :smilewink that looks amazing

geshaw30
04/19/2009, 11:40 AM
Was it Rickster who turned his entire VX into an isobaric speaker box, haha? The entire rear, front seats back, was nothing but wire, coils, insulation, and db to boot. Wasn't his VX purchased and sent overseas?


Yup- His will always be the one by which all others are judged. I've never been in a room with as many audio trophies as that ride had produced.

I remember him turning the volume control to somewhere around 5 or 6 and watching the front window bow outward. Amazing ride.

There are still some of the truck's history (& nice bikini shots) in the "Show Pictures" at this site- scroll down to watch the VX transformations over the years
http://soundjamz.com/

And I do believe it ended up in Russia

pbkid
04/19/2009, 11:45 AM
isnt that the one that petos bought??

i remember when i was looking at it in moab the whole back part (behind the seats) was rhino-lined....and now i know why ;)

geshaw30
04/21/2009, 01:11 PM
isnt that the one that petos bought??

I think so.....

VehiGAZ
04/21/2009, 01:49 PM
I've always thought that the VX would make one of the best audio competition vehicles, because it's got the exterior to match the interior...

Nice work! I'm a big fan of lots of small subs, or just one REALLY big one (>18"), but nothing in between...

ericjimenez
05/28/2009, 10:54 AM
i just lifted the vx a because of the weight of the box. but now my 22's tires look small

was thinking of getting these

http://i16.ebayimg.com/01/i/001/14/9b/c80a_3.JPG

do you think the 35's will fit or is max only 33

all i did was install the 912's and cranked the hell out of the torsion bar.

LittleBeast
05/28/2009, 11:09 AM
i just lifted the vx a because of the weight of the box. but now my 22's tires look small

was thinking of getting these

do you think the 35's will fit or is max only 33

all i did was install the 912's and cranked the hell out of the torsion bar.

I was planning on putting 35's on as soon as I need a new set of tires. Yes you can fit the 35's on there, there are a few things you will need to do to get them to fit:

-2" spacers from Independent4x
-Trim back of front wheel wells quite a bit
-Hammer in metal on the back of the front wheel wells quite a bit more
-Crank torsion bars a little more

Not necessary but highly recommended:
-Diff drop brackets to help your poor CV's out
-Higher gears 4.78 or 5.38 in the diffs

Oh and someone already has those rims and tires on their VX, name is: jwatk1ns
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?p=150747#post150747
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?p=153011#post153011

Gussie2000
05/28/2009, 12:01 PM
dude...well done..

i work at best buy installing car audio stuff and we have a 'autotech' forum for all best buys..

cracked me up the other day i was reading through it and i see a thread titled

aztec on steroids with bass-

all the autotechs nation wide were talkin about your build

however, there are so many guys on there that by the time i got on and saw what was going on there was so much VX bashing that i could barely deal with it...
one of em asked wth is a vehicross??
and another said, 'people actually bought those things? i thought they were just made for show'
oh, and i got a 'i bet that thing has a horrible center of balance and turning radius'

so i politely chimed in with-
some pics of me wheelin (kindly taken by jo last year on metal masher)
and gave them some facts including the wins at paris DAKAR 3 years in a row in its class ;)

shut em up pretty quick about how much there is no way it could wheel

Well done,people usually are afraid when they face the "unkown" by speculating

By the way,it seems we got few audio geeks in here (including my self) so from time to time we shall get into the chat room & share some words

ericjimenez
05/28/2009, 12:27 PM
here are some pics from before lifting it at a car show

http://i42.tinypic.com/10dshlv.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2q1cs2q.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/vevmzl.jpg

Ldub
05/28/2009, 09:52 PM
I was planning on putting 35's on as soon as I need a new set of tires. Yes you can fit the 35's on there, there are a few things you will need to do to get them to fit:

-2" spacers from Independent4x
-Trim back of front wheel wells quite a bit
-Hammer in metal on the back of the front wheel wells quite a bit more
-Crank torsion bars a little more

Not necessary but highly recommended:
-Diff drop brackets to help your poor CV's out
-Higher gears 4.78 or 5.38 in the diffs

Oh and someone already has those rims and tires on their VX, name is: jwatk1ns
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?p=150747#post150747
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?p=153011#post153011

I would think a couple inches of body lift might help fit 35's also...:_confused

don moore
05/28/2009, 11:25 PM
want more lift ..just put some of the speakers under the VX and crank it up........:p

LittleBeast
05/28/2009, 11:36 PM
I would think a couple inches of body lift might help fit 35's also...:_confused

Yeah very true and probably necessary for 36"+ tires but I think we might be able to get away with 35's and no body lift. I will tell you for sure as soon as my current 33's need replacing ;)

Ldub
05/28/2009, 11:40 PM
Yeah very true and probably necessary for 36"+ tires but I think we might be able to get away with 35's and no body lift. I will tell you for sure as soon as my current 33's need replacing ;)

LOL...we have the same eventual destinsation...:naughty:

LittleBeast
05/28/2009, 11:45 PM
LOL...we have the same eventual destinsation...:naughty:

WOOHOO!!!!! I already have the 4.78's in but with 35's I am thinking 5.38's would be great too are you planning on swapping gears? Did you already drop the diffs I don't remember?

Ldub
05/28/2009, 11:52 PM
WOOHOO!!!!! I already have the 4.78's in but with 35's I am thinking 5.38's would be great too are you planning on swapping gears? Did you already drop the diffs I don't remember?

Not yet...I'm looking at both options...:thumbup:

ericjimenez
04/15/2015, 06:02 PM
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VehiCrow
04/15/2015, 08:19 PM
Have to say that looks damn good!
How big is your lift? What size are your rims and tires?
Either way stance is nice !

ericjimenez
04/16/2015, 07:29 AM
It has a 3inch lift with the OME Springs. 22inch wheels with 305/45/22 tires

ericjimenez
04/16/2015, 07:30 AM
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