01-16-2014, 02:01 AM | #126 |
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Re: Your Favorite Budget MODs ($50)
I agree i may have to add a relay before my hei just for the hell of it
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$25 LMC and 2 hours. I like it. The led lights cost $10 and fit right in the stock sockets.
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the white gauges are soo cool!
so they are only $25,- at LMC?
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Yeah they are just the faces. I had to stick them on and get them to sit right. Well worth the work though.
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For later...
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I'd love to inform you all about ALL of the stuff I've done to FRANKENTRUCK for less than $50, but the thread would go on forever,...perhaps it's best that I send you to the build thread and you can see for yourselves.
From interior restoration to primer paint, this truck has been built the way Chevy never did, and for cheap/but acceptable, and in a working truck. Big stuff cost me more, but I was able to accomplish a tremendous amount for cheap, and maybe you'll find some good ideas in the thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=301610 If nothing else, you'll enjoy the story of this salvaged '78 K20 with twin stick T-case, TH400, 4.11:1 gears, and 325hp 350ci that I built from scratch. Todd.
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Great thread!
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Glad you found this thread!! Yeah it was fun reading and seeing all the cheap mods.
So let's bring it back to life by adding some new posts. I'll start: I don't have a before pic, but my yellow paint was peeling away and I couldn't find the correct color to use. So I cleaned all the paint out and gave the corner molds a good polishing. The I just painted the little bowties black again. I liked it so well, I decided to leave it. Spent less than $50, all I had to do was buy some black touch up paint.
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Here's another cheap mod and adds SO MUCH more light to the cab. Got a courtesy light kit for LMC:
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cc/full.aspx?Page=191 Spliced it into the one light that's already there. Added less bulbs and WOW what a difference in lighting.
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The most useful mod was putting a momentary switch on the floor to run the wipers. I can mist-wipe any time I want, and no fumbling for the dash switch.
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/sm...?topic=27235.0 Hooking up an original thermac from a junkyard and cobbling up a heat muff and stack for the headers helped cold weather carburetion immensely. The silver cold air inlet has since been replaced with an aftermarket black flexible one, and a chrome lid on the thermac. There's no fan or shroud because I went with an electric pusher fan. Adding a second fuel gauge in the empty dash position so both tanks had their own gauge was cool. Headlight relay kit from autolumination has worked well. About a fifth of the way down this page, they call it "automotive headlight brightener". I bought the "H4 9003 P43t" for my 78. $25. It came with the ceramic sockets, and the existing headlight socket plugs into the harness. I didn't have to change the harness they sent at all, just connected it to the battery, plugged it on to the headlights, and then plugged into one existing headlight socket. http://www.superlumination.com/headlights.htm I also put in a set of Hella glass headlight baskets that take the plug-in bulbs. Also under $50.
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thanks for sharing man, those are some pretty cool under 50 mod...super (Y)
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Rich, could you give some specific details on the wiper switch please? I tried the electronic kit and it was such a pain in the --- I just took it back out and through it on the bench. Thanks
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There's a link to the write-up just above the picture in my post above. Is it not working?
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Yes its there and working. Sorry I missed it. Thanks
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No problem.
I also did a write-up on the thermac induction system for headers: http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/sm...?topic=27239.0 Another budget mod I like is adding three 12-volt sockets under the ashtray for all those windshield electronics. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=715684
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P.S. If you haven't done the headlight relay mod, go to the yards, find those relays and cut the harnesses too; this should be done if you keep the origninal sealed beams, buy the high performance Sylvania Silverstar sealed beams, Hella H4/H1 bulb setup or any other headlights. That way you can enjoy looking & seeing better AND being SAFER!
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I found this LED tail light mod online that is well under $50 and improves tail lights big time. Chris Cortest posted it in a C10 Facebook group. thought I'd share it here.
You buy a couple of round LED tail light and just follow his instructions: I uploaded it to Youtube so you guys can see the video too: https://youtu.be/LksBztrPIoo I think these are the LED tail lights he used. He bought them locally. But you can also buy them online https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/2-4-1...509283843.html
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TKCR, my bad. I was just encouraging anyone who hadn't completed the headlight relay mod to do it--that wasn't meant to you directly (and definitely not taking a shot or anything). Like I said before, love your truck. So keep doing what your doing and posting great ideas---Jay
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Jay2Cor, how exactly do you do this headlight mod???
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Got a link to the headlight mod?
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Houston Ben & VHT, there are so many smart people on this site who have posted ideas and pics on how to do this mod, I would be doing you an injustice on posting just one link. Since we all take in data and info differently, my suggestion is too simply type in "Headlight Relay" in the search box and you will find TONS of info that will make sense to you. But here's one to get you started: Headlight relay mod revisited...my way to do it and save some money http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=188478
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