My 1999 Vehicross, "Silvia", progress thread

[vt_maverick]

I don't think I've posted this before, but I really like the body-matched mirrors. Looks very sharp!

[RamAirZ]

Thanks!

[Chopper]

You're an hour away from Palm Coast in Lake Mary. I-4 to 95 N >>>exit 93 (appox 30 miles) Auto stuff is us...Paint and body to full on fabrication. Check my gallery, you'll see what I mean

[RamAirZ]

? huh

[Bob Barker]

Maybe he was talking to me?

BTW, I'm in Destin for the rest of the week with my (new to me) Ebony VX! I drove through Panama City Beach today taking my wife to that new airport out in the middle of nowhere on 388 so she could fly back to Orlando. Was thinking to myself, "Hey, self, wonder if I will see that silver VX trodding around town whilst I'm here..." But alas, you were a no show!

[RamAirZ]

lol I was all over town today, I went down and picked up this bad boy for my Amigo project:



Why didn't ya call me? I work everyday until saturday, I might be able to make it during the day this week but would have to turn around and come back for work.

[Bob Barker]

You got a childs seat for ur project truck?

[RamAirZ]

lol haha no, the axle dummy The child seats were just thrown in there after I loaded it. I had to meet the wife in town and she took the kids so I could go to my Dr appt and then grab the axle.

[RamAirZ]

Well, installed the CB today, I'm running a Cobra DXIV CB, Firestik 9ft Firering coax, Firestik 4ft Firefly antenna and an adjustable Firestik hood/fender antenna mount. I really wanted to put it in the ash tray but it ended up being too long even if I cut out the bar in the back. It fits nice and out of passenger's legs on the side and I like where I ended up mounting the mic.

[ZEUS]

That is the same mic and same location as what I had in my VX.
I always thought there was something a bit different about your VX in your sig... today I finally realized what... the mirrors! Looks good!
(EDIT -and after I posted I saw Mav's post... haha)

[H3_VX]

Wicked nice thread Ram! That puppy is probably the cutest I've ever seen. LOL!

[RamAirZ]

lol thanks that's Koda, he's my dawg! He's actually asleep at my feet right now lol. Thanks Zeus, I love the body colored mirrors, they really make the truck look good IMO. What do you think of the antenna/cb location? I wanted to do the ash tray but that ended up not looking that great even pushed back against the AC vent tubes it still stuck out and looked "unfinished". I thought about roof mounting it between the sunvisors but I'd have to cut the edges off them to keep them from hitting it. I think it'll work out were the CB is mounted and I'm 50/50 still on the antenna. It looks like a big RC car lol. It'll give me a nice clear signal up there though and kinda looks like a factory antenna but long haha. I didn't want it on the roof and thought about using the same bracket to mount it in the rear door channel but didn't like my coax routing options.

[ZEUS]

I'm with ya on the CB although I installed mine in the lower DIN location which I would do again! CB antennas are tough to make look good, I think. How bout a short antenna on the upcoming rack? Or a swivel mount on the rack with your midget whip!

[RamAirZ]

I would have installed it there but I have the CD player there now and gauges where the CD player used to be. In my 97' Rodeo I had the CB mounted in the cubby hole down at the bottom and I loved it there, and had the antenna mounted on the spare tire rack. I thought about mounting it on the rack when it gets here but I think if I move it I will probably mount it on the rear of the truck inside the door channel. I'll need to get a longer coax but that's not a big deal.

[ZEUS]

Yeah, that's better, now move those gauges to the pillar, move the CD player up and tuck that CB back like you had it! :P