RADO's Off Road Rig- Build Thread

[eternal21]

Pret-ty nice ride there, my man

[tomdietrying]

Nice Job! Nice VX!
Peace.
Tom

[VXorado]

Thanks again guys for all of the compliments. I appreciate the positive feedback.

I will hopefully get mine into the shop this week or next to pull the SFIFS stuff to send to you. Sorry its taken me so long.

No worries Eric, you're doing me a big favor by pulling the SFIFS for me. It will save me a LOT of time and allow me to focus on the new pin assembly

Let me know how it goes and when you're ready to ship. I'll paypal you cost.

LOL I keep forgetting that you have my door panels.


Love the look BTW... That wrap is awesome. It'll be a PITA when/if you decide to remove it though. I did my hood with standard decal vinyl rolls (x3) as a band aid until I repainted. It took 2-3 hrs and a lot of lacquer thinner/elbow grease to remove.

Yes the door panels are still very cool. It might be the only modification I didn't do myself. Nice work.

I sure hope the vinyl doesn't take too long to remove. The 3M wrap is warranteed for 5 years to peel off without damaging the paint. My hood was wrapped in satin black and it wasn't too hard to remove- maybe 30 minutes. We'll see...

[VXorado]

I've been looking for a slim cargo basket. Anyone know of a good one less than 5" tall.


Extra cargo space.
Still being able to fit in the garage.

[pbkid]

Ive got the same one as Jo, low profile and low cost. Its from discountramps.com, and its called the black widow or something like that.

[VXorado]

Ive got the same one as Jo, low profile and low cost. Its from discountramps.com, and its called the black widow or something like that.

I looked for that one and can't find it. Discountramps doesn't seem to carry it anymore.

[VXorado]

Wait, this one is called black widow. I thought yours was shorter, this one is too tall at 6"

[pbkid]

Ill measure mine when i get home, i thought it was only about 4". If if is, id be willing to trade it (with beer for extra) for some body lift and headlight projector help?

[VXorado]

Cool let me know.

...and if you don't want to get rid of yours, I may have another option.

[Triathlete]

Rad...do you have pics/info on your tank lift. I don't recal seeing anything about it before...or my memory is failing me (as it often does).

[vt_maverick]

Pretty sure the Thule 696 is less than 5", probably more like 3-4".

[JoFotoz]

Yea..Black Widow is 6.75 inches tall at rear...

Ill measure mine when i get home, i thought it was only about 4". If if is, id be willing to trade it (with beer for extra) for some body lift and headlight projector help?

...measure of roof rail.

Jo

[pbkid]

Yea..Black Widow is 6.75 inches tall at rear...



...measure of roof rail.

Jo

Jon, are you talking that the rack needs to be 4" from the top of your crossbars or 4" from the roof of the VX?

[VXorado]

Rad...do you have pics/info on your tank lift. I don't recal seeing anything about it before...or my memory is failing me (as it often does).

Don't worry, you're memory is fine and I just didn't post anything on it. I do have a couple pics that I can upload later today or tomorrow.

Pretty sure the Thule 696 is less than 5", probably more like 3-4".

Thanks Ashley, I was wondering about the Thule racks. I like the idea removing the roof rack and making a mount like Justin did on his old VX. Then height really wouldn't be an issue. I can't believe I missed the rack in Boulder that you posted. That would have been too easy...

[VXorado]

Yea..Black Widow is 6.75 inches tall at rear...

...measure of roof rail.

Jo

Jon, are you talking that the rack needs to be 4" from the top of your crossbars or 4" from the roof of the VX?

I have 5" from the top of my crossbars to the garage door. That basket would probably work if the rack is 6.75" including the roof rack.

That picture of the Widow I posted is definitely not the rack on Jo's VX. It must be the new version, hence the part number ending in V2 (version 2?)