What are you doing to your VX this week?

[etlsport]

in the past 2 weeks..

new upper and lower radiator hoses

new serpentine belt

oil/filter/pcv change

little more cladding trimming

interior detail

exterior detail

fiberglass lower din slot to be a smooth panel, installed 2 constant power 12v outlets, AV ports for the head unit and an ignition button

[Mile High VX]

Interior detailing

Refinishing my custom rock sliders.

Getting ready for Spring trail time...

[Mile High VX]

Cleaned and oiled my Green air filter this weekend.

Got the cleaning kit from AutoAnything.com for the same price as the Green website, but it had free shipping...so $11.90 all in. (which is about $10 less than the Green site with shipping.)

Maybe this will help my gas mileage issue some, it was pretty dirty.

[So-CalVX]

well friday i'm having my lift installed (springs only for now) and i am hoping my rims n tires show up at the shop... so the bee will be looking proportionate
33x10.50's on 15" flat black steel bullet holes
and i jus noticed my name changed... yay for site supporting

[Ldub]

and i jus noticed my name changed... yay for site supporting

X 2 !!!!!

Good on You Bro...

[vt_maverick]

Headed up to DC for biz tomorrow, then stopping by Tom's place to attempt to install Kilby skid plates!!! Hopefully there will be more of this than this .

[tom4bren]

Why would you think that. Didn't the Nerf bars go on without any problems???

[WormGod]

Air intake temp sensor - $45.72 (OEM)

The winter salt went to town on the grommet that seats this in the intake, and there was apparently no way to get one alone. So, just grabbed a new assembly.

Crankshaft position sensor - $161.94 (OEM)

The 342 reared it's ugly head. May also be a big help on emissions and MPG.

Throttle position sensor - $59.83 (OEM)

Wasn't really much of a need to change this out, but figured may as well. Salt was caked up on it quite well and it was a doozy to clean up. I find myself cleaning this a couple times a year so figured, what the hell.

[Marlin]

I had a couple of coupons for Harbor Freight, a free LED flashlight and 15% off entire purchase. While I was there, the airhorns were on sale, so I got the two horn kit with compressor. It was only 8.50 after coupon. My horn was dying anyway, so low and behold, I now have a ridiculously loud horn, although it is a bit high in pitch for what I wanted, everyone will hear me!!! I had to swap the factory 10A fuse for a 15a fuse. I squeezed both horns under the hood where the factory airbox was, only had to drill one new hole.
I also bed linered the inside of my hood. I removed that hood blanket when I did the scoop last year, and it was falling apart. So in an attempt to deaden the sound a bit, figured I would give this a shot. If no difference, I will look into getting a new blanket from a junkyard. At least it makes my sloppy cuts far less obvious
I also picked up a collapsible lug wrench on sale for about 6 bucks, great deal!!
Almost ready for the big trip in a few weeks. I still need to install the LED undercarriage lights, and wash and wax her. I added a coupler guide to my hitch for the truck to help with backing up to the trailer.

[Ldub]

Today I got down under the beasty lil truck & popped in the 2" spacers I bought from the Boss. The el-cheapO spring/strut compressor(s) that I picked up at Harbor Freight made the job doable without having to disco the sway bar...

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=3980

919's & 2" spacers is tight, even with the springs compressed.
Then cranked up the T-bars for about 3/4" more height in the front.
I'll get the new skinz mounted & balanced in the next week or three, then a fresh alignment.

Also greased every zerk (15) & gave the bottom side a once over.

Winters around here are harsh on vehicles...

[PK]

Also greased every zerk (15) & gave the bottom side a once over.

Larry, where the h*ll do you find 15 zerks on a VX??
Unless ya got 12 in the cup holder??

Just want to know in case I am missing something.

PK

[Ldub]

Larry, where the h*ll do you find 15 zerks on a VX??
Unless ya got 12 in the cup holder??

Just want to know in case I am missing something.

PK

I figured that might raise an eyebrow or two...

.................................................. Drive shaft = 3
.................................HD tie rods from Indy4X = 4
.............................HD lower links from Indy4X = 4
Greasable Energy Suspension sway bar bushings = 4

[Sprey]

Vx had a big service yesterday. And a new wof ( inspection to say its safe to be on the road etc)
new sparkplugs ( old ones were soo gone that the tips had disappeared me and my mechanic are fairly sure there the origionals!)
New fuel filter ( still had origional and it looked real munted on the outside lol)
new alternator belt ( old one was cracking)
checked all dif and transfercase fluids.
New rear brake pads ( out of a older isuzu ? ( not sure prob older bighorn) the bradepads were fatter than the ones i used to have. and i must admit the brakes are soo much better now and that was only the rear pads getting changed over!.

Took it to the panelbeaters and got all the nasty scratches out. But sadly still the odd one but ill get those later.

Refinished the cladding ( mothers naturaly black).

and the vx is starting to look great again.
So far its starting alot better and seems to run alot better

[etlsport]

converted all my lights down the center of the dash to LEDs today..

tomorrow i do the gauge cluster and re-paint the dash panel

[fuzzy]

Within a week, I will be able to DRIVE my VX again, which I haven't been able to do for a year. Yep... Fuzzy's coming home from desert-land.