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Andy4639 · 07-23-2011, 11:30 AM

I think I payed $50.00 for the mirror and senor off Ebay.
Well that was wrong. I found my post it was $85 for everything. Sorry not meeting the goal of the post.

I had the wire.

Mounted the senor out in front with the blue connector!

Cold air intake. Built out of a 90 caddy box. Installed it where the old voltage regulator was.

Hole for it with the head light relays installed also.

cjohnson6772 · 07-23-2011, 02:14 PM

Love the mods Andy. That mirror is sweet. And very cool cold air box. Are those standard pvc elbows? Or special elbows?

Andy4639 · 07-23-2011, 02:25 PM

cjohnson6772,
Thanks,
Just standard 4" elbows. I bought all of the fittings at Lowes. Here is the peice that mounts to the support and inside the box. I cut the threads off both of them. I don't remember the name of it though. They are just fitted together with no glue and I painted them black.

Link on install of mirror.http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=3199789

CowboyProtectionUnit · 07-23-2011, 03:31 PM

Gonna have to agree with Cj on that.... anyway to make this a semi permanent thing

cjohnson6772 · 07-23-2011, 11:38 PM

Took my dash cluster apart today. Repainted the fading milky yellow needles with Krylon 3101 fluorescent red/orange and installed bright white 194 leds (10 led smd per bulb) and wow what a difference it makes in the brightness. I had no need to repaint the inside white or chrome or anything. I will try and post pics tomorrow, but man the difference was incredible and I spent $4.60 shipped for the 4 leds bulbs on ebay and about $6 on the can of spray paint. I used a microfiber towel and some good glass lens cleaner on the gauge lens. Almost forgot: when painting the needles make sure to mask off and paint the hot mark on the temp gauge. That small detail is often missed and imho makes the gauge refresh about 10 times nicer.

texastruckjunky · 07-24-2011, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by cjohnson6772

Took my dash cluster apart today. Repainted the fading milky yellow needles with Krylon 3101 fluorescent red/orange and installed bright white 194 leds (10 led smd per bulb) and wow what a difference it makes in the brightness. I had no need to repaint the inside white or chrome or anything. I will try and post pics tomorrow, but man the difference was incredible and I spent $4.60 shipped for the 4 leds bulbs on ebay and about $6 on the can of spray paint. I used a microfiber towel and some good glass lens cleaner on the gauge lens. Almost forgot: when painting the needles make sure to mask off and paint the hot mark on the temp gauge. That small detail is often missed and imho makes the gauge refresh about 10 times nicer.

Pictures of said guage cluster?

cjohnson6772 · 07-24-2011, 12:48 PM

Disclaimer: these pics are taken hastily with a crappy camera phone. Should give you the idea though.

Also, make sure to ignore the hideous wrinkle in the woodgrain sticker that has yet to be fixed and also please ignore the crack in the factory steering wheel

Hottrucks · 07-24-2011, 02:52 PM

you forgot the indicator on the column........oh and the screws in the dash are not straight up and down.......lmao...looks great!!

samuellg1977 · 07-26-2011, 02:44 PM

Electric fan - Free from my brud-n-law's blown-up saturn
Mounting brackets - Free (formerly the brake light brackets on this truck)
Wire - Spool was about $6.00 at Autozone
Toggle switch - Autozone $4.50
Rubber bungee cord - Free (Ifound it on the HWY when my truck overheated last time!!) Haha, funny how things work out ain't it?
Over-flow tank (water bottle) - $5.00 from Wal-Mart (I think)
Tubing - Free (old fuel line i had lying around)

Hottrucks · 07-26-2011, 08:05 PM

what was the bungee cord for??

VegasBruce · 07-26-2011, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by peglegs

My way cool 4 sp. shifter

That looks a lot like my 203 twinstick mods on my son's truck. A cool $10 mod.

samuellg1977 · 07-27-2011, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hottrucks

what was the bungee cord for??

The bungee cord is strapped to the cross member and ran over the fan to hold tension and keep it from rattling when I nail the pedal to the floor!!

cjohnson6772 · 07-30-2011, 11:25 AM

mid saturday bump for new guys and for more ideas

cadillacart · 07-30-2011, 12:22 PM

I'm surprised I didn't see any skip white HEI's on here. Mine's in the mail and I'll let you know what happens. :-)

Hottrucks · 07-30-2011, 12:45 PM

found a soap I use on the BIG truck its called WAB power wash...you mix 1 cup with 2 gallons of water in a sprayer.....spray truck ( so far works on everything including my enclosed car trailer) down when its dry and cool then with my little Jap power washer rinse it off.....works killer and leaves a good shine...cost $13 which will give you about 40 washes

Andy4639 · 07-30-2011, 01:19 PM

18" mini van electric fan for the condensor. $40.00. Junkyard, had the wiring already there from old fan. Trucks fan switch turns the relay on and the fan is on anytime the AC is on. Winter time I disconnect it from the switch.

cjohnson6772 · 07-31-2011, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy4639

18" mini van electric fan for the condensor. $40.00. Junkyard, had the wiring already there from old fan. Trucks fan switch turns the relay on and the fan is on anytime the AC is on. Winter time I disconnect it from the switch.

So do you still have a regular engine driven fan? Is the 18" fan mounted in front of the condenser like a pusher? Or does it replace your clutch fan and sits behind the radiator as a puller?

richards72chevy · 08-01-2011, 12:29 AM

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CowboyProtectionUnit · 08-01-2011, 12:55 AM

LMBO.... I would call that a "repair".... Notta "mod" lol

VegasBruce · 08-01-2011, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by CowboyProtectionUnit

LMBO.... I would call that a "repair".... Notta "mod" lol

I thought it was more of a band-aid.

CowboyProtectionUnit · 08-01-2011, 04:05 AM

Hey Hey Hey.... I never said it was a GOOD repair.....

*project 67 sub* · 08-01-2011, 04:39 AM

GOOD enough to get you to the part store lol

TobyArnot · 08-17-2011, 04:43 PM

I may have posted this inside another post, but here's my less than $15 throttle rod. (2) 1/4-28 Female Rods Ends (3.99/surplus), 12" of 1/4-28 all-thread ($3.49/Lowe's), Couple of jamnuts from the junk bin and a length of 1/4" rubber hose. Couple of quick bends for offset, cut to length, silicone the hose and slid it on. Add a few pieces of (new!!!) hardware, and bingo. PO had a piece of crap. Finally got rid of that.

'72customdeluxe · 08-17-2011, 05:02 PM

I stripped the paint off of my 73-87 rallie centers and added new black with chrome bowtie/outer circle center stickers. Well under $50.
H4 4500k hi/lo hid kit is around 50. Get your glare on for low dough. Hooks to the battery, so yu don't fry ****
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CowboyProtectionUnit · 08-17-2011, 05:52 PM

Scored This Today at the U-Pull It Outta 86ish Ford Crew Cab Centurion Conversion Truck... It Folds Down To a Bed $40 and tax

07-23-2011, 11:30 AM	#151
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) I think I payed $50.00 for the mirror and senor off Ebay. Well that was wrong. I found my post it was $85 for everything. Sorry not meeting the goal of the post. I had the wire. Mounted the senor out in front with the blue connector! Cold air intake. Built out of a 90 caddy box. Installed it where the old voltage regulator was. Hole for it with the head light relays installed also. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. Last edited by Andy4639; 07-23-2011 at 05:50 PM.

07-23-2011, 02:14 PM	#152
cjohnson6772 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NC Posts: 666	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) Love the mods Andy. That mirror is sweet. And very cool cold air box. Are those standard pvc elbows? Or special elbows?

07-23-2011, 02:25 PM	#153
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) cjohnson6772, Thanks, Just standard 4" elbows. I bought all of the fittings at Lowes. Here is the peice that mounts to the support and inside the box. I cut the threads off both of them. I don't remember the name of it though. They are just fitted together with no glue and I painted them black. Link on install of mirror.http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=3199789 __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. Last edited by Andy4639; 07-23-2011 at 05:44 PM.

07-23-2011, 03:31 PM	#154
CowboyProtectionUnit Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Beemer, NE Posts: 420	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) Gonna have to agree with Cj on that.... anyway to make this a semi permanent thing __________________ Eric "Target" Sherwood Professional Bullfighter For Hire God Bless and Gods Speed! TheCowBoyProtectionUnit@yahoo.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eric-T...59496227444241

07-23-2011, 11:38 PM	#155
cjohnson6772 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NC Posts: 666	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) Took my dash cluster apart today. Repainted the fading milky yellow needles with Krylon 3101 fluorescent red/orange and installed bright white 194 leds (10 led smd per bulb) and wow what a difference it makes in the brightness. I had no need to repaint the inside white or chrome or anything. I will try and post pics tomorrow, but man the difference was incredible and I spent $4.60 shipped for the 4 leds bulbs on ebay and about $6 on the can of spray paint. I used a microfiber towel and some good glass lens cleaner on the gauge lens. Almost forgot: when painting the needles make sure to mask off and paint the hot mark on the temp gauge. That small detail is often missed and imho makes the gauge refresh about 10 times nicer.

07-24-2011, 12:48 PM	#157
cjohnson6772 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NC Posts: 666	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) Disclaimer: these pics are taken hastily with a crappy camera phone. Should give you the idea though. Also, make sure to ignore the hideous wrinkle in the woodgrain sticker that has yet to be fixed and also please ignore the crack in the factory steering wheel Attached Images

07-24-2011, 02:52 PM	#158
Hottrucks Redefining LowBudget Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: lebanon Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,538	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) you forgot the indicator on the column........oh and the screws in the dash are not straight up and down.......lmao...looks great!!

07-26-2011, 02:44 PM	#159
samuellg1977 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oak Grove, Kentucky Posts: 226	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) Electric fan - Free from my brud-n-law's blown-up saturn Mounting brackets - Free (formerly the brake light brackets on this truck) Wire - Spool was about $6.00 at Autozone Toggle switch - Autozone $4.50 Rubber bungee cord - Free (Ifound it on the HWY when my truck overheated last time!!) Haha, funny how things work out ain't it? Over-flow tank (water bottle) - $5.00 from Wal-Mart (I think) Tubing - Free (old fuel line i had lying around) Attached Images

07-26-2011, 08:05 PM	#160
Hottrucks Redefining LowBudget Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: lebanon Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,538	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) what was the bungee cord for??

07-30-2011, 11:25 AM	#163
cjohnson6772 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NC Posts: 666	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) mid saturday bump for new guys and for more ideas

07-30-2011, 12:22 PM	#164
cadillacart 1972 C/20 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Santa Rosa, Ca Posts: 273	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) I'm surprised I didn't see any skip white HEI's on here. Mine's in the mail and I'll let you know what happens. :-) __________________ My Gallery 1972 C/20 402 Gramp's Truck

07-30-2011, 12:45 PM	#165
Hottrucks Redefining LowBudget Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: lebanon Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,538	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) found a soap I use on the BIG truck its called WAB power wash...you mix 1 cup with 2 gallons of water in a sprayer.....spray truck ( so far works on everything including my enclosed car trailer) down when its dry and cool then with my little Jap power washer rinse it off.....works killer and leaves a good shine...cost $13 which will give you about 40 washes __________________ 1970 C10 CST fleetside 472 ....big dreams little cash... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335721 SunShine Syndicate.. Mikes Sandwich Fair Run OCT 8th 2011 http://www.thesandwichfair.com/html/...auto_show.html

07-30-2011, 01:19 PM	#166
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) 18" mini van electric fan for the condensor. $40.00. Junkyard, had the wiring already there from old fan. Trucks fan switch turns the relay on and the fan is on anytime the AC is on. Winter time I disconnect it from the switch. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

08-01-2011, 12:29 AM	#168
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08-01-2011, 12:55 AM	#169
CowboyProtectionUnit Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Beemer, NE Posts: 420	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) LMBO.... I would call that a "repair".... Notta "mod" lol __________________ Eric "Target" Sherwood Professional Bullfighter For Hire God Bless and Gods Speed! TheCowBoyProtectionUnit@yahoo.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eric-T...59496227444241



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08-01-2011, 04:05 AM	#171
CowboyProtectionUnit Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Beemer, NE Posts: 420	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) Hey Hey Hey.... I never said it was a GOOD repair..... __________________ Eric "Target" Sherwood Professional Bullfighter For Hire God Bless and Gods Speed! TheCowBoyProtectionUnit@yahoo.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eric-T...59496227444241

08-01-2011, 04:39 AM	#172
project 67 sub Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: san bernardino ca. everywhere Posts: 3,938	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) GOOD enough to get you to the part store lol

08-17-2011, 04:43 PM	#173
TobyArnot Quit if it's not FUN!!! Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Indian Trail, N.C, Posts: 864	Budget throttle rod I may have posted this inside another post, but here's my less than $15 throttle rod. (2) 1/4-28 Female Rods Ends (3.99/surplus), 12" of 1/4-28 all-thread ($3.49/Lowe's), Couple of jamnuts from the junk bin and a length of 1/4" rubber hose. Couple of quick bends for offset, cut to length, silicone the hose and slid it on. Add a few pieces of (new!!!) hardware, and bingo. PO had a piece of crap. Finally got rid of that. Attached Images

08-17-2011, 05:02 PM	#174
'72customdeluxe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tejas Posts: 691	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) I stripped the paint off of my 73-87 rallie centers and added new black with chrome bowtie/outer circle center stickers. Well under $50. H4 4500k hi/lo hid kit is around 50. Get your glare on for low dough. Hooks to the battery, so yu don't fry **** Posted via Mobile Device __________________ '72 cheyenne super step, '05 long bed gmc

08-17-2011, 05:52 PM	#175
CowboyProtectionUnit Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Beemer, NE Posts: 420	Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less) Scored This Today at the U-Pull It Outta 86ish Ford Crew Cab Centurion Conversion Truck... It Folds Down To a Bed $40 and tax Attached Images __________________ Eric "Target" Sherwood Professional Bullfighter For Hire God Bless and Gods Speed! TheCowBoyProtectionUnit@yahoo.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eric-T...59496227444241

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