Ben vs Mk3. Round 2.

[Cookie28]

Sounds good!! Keen for when your done (as I'm sure you are too haha)

[Ben J]

This is the build thread But yeah, I suppose I can try and go into some nice detail with some good photos to help everyone out. I'll let you push the buttons and go for a ride in it sometime if you want to get a feel for how they are and everything before diving into an expensive purchase Moving to brisbane towards the end of February so will be much closer to all the action and should be able to make it out to meets and such.

Suppose I'll give out some details for those who are interested. Looks as though the set has all been bought through Bag Riders (except the tank which I bought locally) and they're Airlift Slam Series struts, the rears damper adjustable and everything. Management is switchspeed by Accuair with the accuair vu4 manifold and such, basically I will have 2 analog gauges in the front along with a sexy electrical controller. Cant preset ride heights or anything, but it should be easier then manual paddles etc. The tank is a 15 litre Alloy tank I bought off an Australian ebay store which seems to do a lot of stuff for 4 wheel drives, looks to be nice quality, the finish on it is decent although not perfect, and the whole tank only weighs about 2.5kg, which is a big bonus considering I'm trying to keep weight down. I'll wait to see how the seller responds about the completely wrong advertising though before I recommend/do not recommend them.

[patmould93]

Haha love this! I'd love to get bags one day when I have some $$$, I'm sure you won't have to put up with the scraping and all the problems that came along with that on the old VR, much more practical. Looking forward to seeing it!

[ffoff]

some indepth install photos would be awesome! Seeing as though it's getting to the point where bags really are the only way to be low and legal at the same time. Looks like I'll be doing this in the future as well haha.

[dylan8]

what was wrong with the ports? wrong size??

[Ben J]

Unless you send big big money and have bags that can't be low when driving etc (and even then getting those aporoved is very hard from what ive heard) bags arent exactly "legal"

What happened with the tank is that apparently they have 2 different ones that size and sent me the wrong one. It was meant to have something like 5 3/8 ports and a couple 1/4 which was exactly what I needed. The one I got though only had 2 3/8 poets, 3 1/4 and 4 huge 1/2 ports. I can make it work with reducers and plugs but it's still an inconvenience and extra cost.

ran some lines and cables last night, its almost there

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Detailed Bag installation write up:

Step one: Make up excuse, get afternoon off work.

Step two: Solder wires for things you need wires for, and cover in heat shrink.


Step three: Use excessive amounts of thread sealant.


Step four: Get excited and forget to photograph anything of any actual use to anyone. Here is a photo of a cat I got off google to calm down anyone whom this step may aggravate.



Step four:







Haha sorry. Ill put up a proper write up some time I can be bothered

[VR28LT]

you don't muck about do ya
now all you need is some baller wheels
good stuff buddy !

[Bflat]

Nice!

What wheels are you hoping to equip it with?

[dark]

lmfao over the cat picture, nice work! Now how long till the bbs rs are ready? Also needs video of it in action! And you are making it difficult for me to keep justifying not doing this myself at some point!

[Ben J]

Thanks guys, is really nice to ride in I must say, even mega slammed. Nothing compares to looking in the rear view mirror and seeing sparks on the road from that little bump you didnt see Haha. The roads are all wet around here so I'll wait til they are dry to see how it corners etc now.

Nice!

What wheels are you hoping to equip it with?

As dark said in the next post, I have some BBS RS I've pretty much fully refurbished in a metallic gun metal sort of grey, all they need now is some fat lips, polished center caps and some tyres and they would be beautiful. Realistically though I can't see them being finished and put on any time soon, I'm considering selling them even, as I want to finish building up the vr6 and swapping it in before I move to Brisbane at the end of February and lose access to my garage, its approaching really quickly! Will be swapping the front running gear over soon so I can run the vr6 wheels all around.

[Jarred]

wow, you dont muck about at all!

good work on getting it in already!!

how low are you at the front lip?

[HaydEn]

You are awesome. (no homo)

So now this is done, when's the vr going!?

Sorry I skipped the moving to Brisbane in feb part due to excitement of the photos.

[dylan8]

bhahaha nice install write up, as per facebook, looks tough as on the VR stockies.
and im really liking the black/smoked on white look

[Water Boy]

Dang she goes low.

[thestu]

Epicccccc love!!!!!!!

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