No diff drop?
'Zoid
No diff drop?
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Nope
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VX Status: Running Great! Build is coming along nicely...
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Yay! I have A/C again!
So, because I have a winch, the A/C Compressor fan wouldn’t fit. I suppose I could have pushed the winch out further, but then it woundn’t fit behind the cladding. So, the fan got pulled. I originally thought about flipping it, but it wouldn’t fit that’s way either. I have seen it work with 8000 and 9000 pound winches, but I have a 12,000 pound, and it is probably too large for the VX, but it was only $200 on an open box special. So, it’s what I have. I also didn’t want to run the A/C without the fan, and it was winter so it wasn’t a priority.
Today, I decided to tackle the problem again. I tried a different compressor fan from a Pull-A-Part yard ($5), and while small enough, it was still to deep to fit without major modifications. Damn it. Oh well, back to square one.
I tried inverting the OEM fan again and testing the fit. This time, I completely pulled the winch wiring and solenoid box to make more room. I discovered that the metal screen over the fan was the issue. I cut it off and repainted the shiny metal bits. After letting it dry, I did another test fit.
It fit! Barely, but it went in! Got it bolted up, re-mounted the winch solenoid, installed a wireless controller for the winch while I was in there, and tested everything. The winch worked great wirelessly, and most importantly, I HAVE A/C AGAIN! Just in time too. Georgia this time of year is just ... awful ...
I am sooooooo happy to have A/C again. Makes a HUGE difference.
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Getting ready for my power seats, I decided to check out ways to get power into the cab without too much trouble. I found a spot that may work, I hope, so I pulled the dash apart to see what was on the inside at that spot.
I found an aftermarket car alarm that wasn’t completely installed. Wires vampire tapped everywhere. It was a night mare. So, a few hours later and it’s all out. Mostly. There are still wires that run into places I can’t see and I promised my wife a date night, so work is done for today.
I put it all back together and made sure everything still works as it should. Fortunatly no issues, except for a couple of random aftermarket wires I still need to chase down to finish removing.
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Almost forgot. I also removed the rear seat.
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Phew ... it’s been a busy day
Last edited by Thelgord : 05/25/2018 at 04:13 PM
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After a lot of prep work I finally test fitted my Jaguar X-Type power/heated seats. They didn’t fit, damn it.
Don’t get me wrong, they went in, and even would have been mountable. But the seat (the part for your butt) ended up almost 4 inches higher than stock. I am 6’1”, so that just isn’t going to work out. Could I “make it work”? Sure. You can do just about anything when you break out the welder, but I am not going that far. I put the OEM seats back in.
The hunt for better seats continues ...
Super VXer
you need sports car seats. Like out of an S2000 or a 3000GT or something. Those almost always sit VERY low.
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Maybe i’ll Just buy a good passenger seat off a wrecked VX and swap the rails. My drivers seat is toast. I could disassemble it repair everything that is wrong with it, but the leather is shot as well, so I really don’t see the point in saving this one.
Super VXer
Good luck. I tried offering to swap out my great condition leather seats when I first bought mine, but a plan never came to fruition. They are permanently buried under my WO seat covers now.
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Today:
1) Leaky Transmission. All the pan bolts were loose. Tightened them back up and added just under a quart of fluid.
2) Discovered my rear speakers are actually round, and part way up inside the bacstic body panels. Obviously not the correct speakers.
3) I found how to read ABS codes from the OBD2 port using a paper clip. I got codes 43 & 44. So, some EHCU work is in my future as well.
The more I look, the more I find ...
Last edited by Thelgord : 05/28/2018 at 06:39 PM
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Your rear speakers are probably original (see below). It's tough to replace them as you have to remove half of the interior to get to them.
http://www.vehicross.info/showthread...peaker+install
"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
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Wow! Thanks!
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^ Agreed. Putting 6.5" speakers front/rear in my VX is a future project that i keep procrastinating on. I've had the damn things in the back of my VX waiting to be installed since I had to leave Utah.
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I'm getting back from asscrackistan in a couple weeks. Would you like to meet up and tear into your speaker project or mine?
Super VXer
Possibly. I’m doing a road trip in a month (not in the VX) then I need to take some more leave before October 1st. I have use or lose days to burn.
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Today I received my new (slightly used) ABS control module:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/04-05-Dodge...53.m2749.l2649
I found this thread: http://www.vehicross.info/showthread...ht=Durango+abs
It was what convinced me to try it. It worked perfectly! I found several for the VX specifically that cost from ~$80 to as much as $180. This one is less than $40.
Ticking off the list, one item at a time ...
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