the more i see this thread the more i want to change my rims lol
Here's my Monster VX
OK, checking in again. Had to make a delivery recently so I threw the hitch back on the VX and hit the road. (The U-Haul is a 6'x12' enclosed trailer.) The wheels are of course the all too common 18"x8" Borbet CW3 with 265/60-18 Yokohama Geolander ATS's that have since been removed and stored in exchange for the summer 20" Boss wheels seen above.
Lower quality photo taken with my cell phone so not quite as shiny as before.
Still super shiny, even with the cel cam. What do you use on that thing? Do you apply by hand or by machine.
Just picked up a Turtle Wax "Black Box" http://www.turtlewaxblackbox.com/ this past weekend and I'll use it this weekend to get the VX ready for Moab. Can't wait to see how it turns out.
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair."
-Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless
Still the same process. Clearcoat polish applied with a $25 slow-speed 6" orbital buffer with a soft sponge pad, then hand-applied wax removed with microfiber polishing cloths.
I'm starting to think I just got lucky awhile back with a great 3M product. The clearcoat polish has always been the part of the process that has made the most difference.
Thank you!!NICE!
Pickin her up tomorrow with a 450 mile drive back home! wish me luck! 2001 Ebony with 84k, any tips?
Last edited by daytonavx : 03/16/2014 at 05:31 AM
I am checking in, here is a link to photobucket of the trip bringing it home to CO.
http://s920.photobucket.com/albums/a...dChristine/VX/
Last edited by CatFish : 12/31/2015 at 11:28 PM
Heres mine finally home. 99 with 95,000 miles.
Checking in.
Here's mine after a lot of work.
Bought at 94,000 miles and have only put on 500 miles since finishing all the work.
What I have done:
Upper and lower ball joints
Tie rod ends.
Wheel seals and bearings
Removed the front differential and did Axle seals and bearings and filled with synthetic gear oil.
Dropped the transmission to change the torque converter seal and did the transmission filter and filled with synthetic transmission fluid.
Pic of the transmission taken out:
Had to drop the transmission again to change the rear main seal. Stupid to not have changed it when I first had the transmission out.
Oil Pan Gasket.
Drained rear differential and filled with synthetic gear oil. Doing this got rid of the gear whine completely.
OME 913 springs and torsion bar crank.
Terra Grappler tires with KMC wheels. Loved how Rickshaw's looked.
Fixed big crack in the hood insert.
Bunch of other stuff...