Most/Least Favorite Modifications/Upgrades

[Terrysch]

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[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by cebra

I love the headlight relay mod too, super cheap and effective. If you put miles on your truck, I don't see how you could deal with not having intermittent wipers (maybe I am just spoiled by modern vehicles). I drove once from PA to NC in a drizzly rain and I kept one hand on the wheel and one hand on the wiper knob. I thought I was going to wear that thing out before I made it home turning it off and on every 10 seconds for 6 hours straight.

I use Rain-X and not the wipers. Drove my car pool buddy NUTS! And my wife...

[72bowtiestepper]

Fav :
1-front sway bar ( Cheap...out of 80's Suburben )
2-changing to rear mounted gas tank

Least:
1-Never ending body work & prep. before painting
2-Crappy gas milage

[Steeveedee]

Life isn't just about fuel mileage.

[jeffahart]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Life isn't just about fuel mileage.

Says the guy who used rain-x because he's too cheap to by new blades. Come clean, you're trying to back pedal from the rain-x post and pretend you're not cheap! Eh hem, of course you do know rain-x reduces wind drag, so you're getting better mileage from that too... you sly old dog!


j

[72bowtiestepper]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Life isn't just about fuel mileage.

Never said it was...I don't drive my C-10 enough to worry about fuel mileage, but 10mpg is a big difference than the almost 30 mpg I get with my 2014 camaro daily driver. The truck is a blast to drive though.
How much is gas in California now ? Reg. is about $2.65 gal. here in NJ

[68 P.O.S.]

Originally Posted by 72bowtiestepper

Never said it was...I don't drive my C-10 enough to worry about fuel mileage, but 10mpg is a big difference than the almost 30 mpg I get with my 2014 camaro daily driver. The truck is a blast to drive though.
How much is gas in California now ? Reg. is about $2.65 gal. here in NJ

Wow, I haven't heard anyone call unleaded gas "regular" in a very long time.
Showing your age there

[jeffahart]

Originally Posted by 68 P.O.S.

Wow, I haven't heard anyone call unleaded gas "regular" in a very long time.
Showing your age there

Here's a gas sign I pulled off the web just to show. I think you are showing your age if you call premium Ethyl. I'm older than dirt, but never call premium Ethyl anymore.

j

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by jeffahart

Says the guy who used rain-x because he's too cheap to by new blades. Come clean, you're trying to back pedal from the rain-x post and pretend you're not cheap! Eh hem, of course you do know rain-x reduces wind drag, so you're getting better mileage from that too... you sly old dog!


j

Naw, it's because I'm easily hypnotized by the wipers and fall asleep. :sleepy: I only used it on my econobox Toyota Corolla commuter car, anyway. I bought it in '04 new and by the time it had 180k miles it had paid for itself in reduced fuel cost alone. It has about 220k on it now. I bought the extended warranty and it was worth every penny. It had about $6k in warranty work, $3.7k of with was a transmission that was outside the factory warranty.

[72bowtiestepper]

Originally Posted by jeffahart

Here's a gas sign I pulled off the web just to show. I think you are showing your age if you call premium Ethyl. I'm older than dirt, but never call premium Ethyl anymore.

j

$4.50 gal.for REGULAR...Oh Boy !!

[jeffahart]

Originally Posted by 72bowtiestepper

$4.50 gal.for REGULAR...Oh Boy !!

That was a pic I pulled off the web to show the verbiage "Regular" is used, not necessarily current. But still not too far off.
I think right now you can get regular for a bit under $4. I filled up with Premium the other day for 4.35. Prices are high here.


j

[jeffahart]

As long as I chimed in I will add some value to the thread.

Favorite Mods:
Pillar and upper grab handles.
Stainless Tube Step.
One ton Axles
Winch behind bumper

Worst:
PA speaker with amp for my CB... Bad idea, wife hates it!

j

[Terrysch]

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[68 P.O.S.]

Originally Posted by jeffahart

Worst:
PA speaker with amp for my CB... Bad idea, wife hates it!

I don't know, that might go under my favorite column!! Haha

[Greasey Harley]

I have "Hill Billy" intermittent wipers.
I ran a wire from the low speed off the wiper motor. tucked it into the wiring harness, brought it up through the shifter boot and up the shifter. I hooked it up to a kill switch off a dirt bike.
push the button, ground the motor, cycle the wipers once, (They self park)
I never have to take my hand off the shifter

[randy500]

Originally Posted by Greasey Harley

I have "Hill Billy" intermittent wipers.
I ran a wire from the low speed off the wiper motor. tucked it into the wiring harness, brought it up through the shifter boot and up the shifter. I hooked it up to a kill switch off a dirt bike.
push the button, ground the motor, cycle the wipers once, (They self park)
I never have to take my hand off the shifter

That is a fabulous idea, I wish I would have figured that out myself, I spent hours trying to figure out how to wire up a delay switch I got off one of my trucks and then installed it last week. I might add a switch like you have now.

[Terrysch]

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[wesmigletz]

67 SWB C10
Favorite
Front 1 1/4" sway bar off a 1 ton Square Body Suburban
Rear 1 1/8" aftermarket rear sway bar

Least
Manual Steering
4 wheel manual drum brakes

TBD
Moog 6454 front and Moog HD rear coil springs

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by jeffahart

As long as I chimed in I will add some value to the thread.

Favorite Mods:
Pillar and upper grab handles.
Stainless Tube Step.
One ton Axles
Winch behind bumper

Worst:
PA speaker with amp for my CB... Bad idea, wife hates it!

j

Could you post pics of your stainless tube step and where you got them please?

[jeffahart]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Could you post pics of your stainless tube step and where you got them please?

Sure, check out my posts to the thread below. Go to middle I have a bunch of pics and a bit of verbiage.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=751538

Here's a link from that thread. I think in the thread above there is a doc or link to ordering the correct one.

https://www.ariesautomotive.com/part/204036-2


j

[rpmerf]

Best:
Air / Fuel gauge. Upgrading to a wideband soon.
Lars 3.5 turn steering box
Clutch fan - I can actually feel a power difference
Relayed headlights. They are brighter than most 10 year old cars.
3 point seatbelts

Worst:
Can't really think of anything I've done that I didn't like / wasn't worth it in the end.
Body mounts - sucked to install and realign stuff
Dealing with rust

[Terrysch]

What is an air fuel gauge?
What are you calling wideband on the fuel gauge?

What are you calling relayed headlights?

I am a pretty new GMC Jimmy owner and these are two areas on Jimmy I would like to improve. Including considering LED headlights, other external lights and dash gauges.

Would appreciate your help

This thread has been great for me. It was a really good idea, especially for us newer owners.

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by Terrysch

What is an air fuel gauge?
What are you calling wideband on the fuel gauge?

What are you calling relayed headlights?

I am a pretty new GMC Jimmy owner and these are two areas on Jimmy I would like to improve. Including considering LED headlights, other external lights and dash gauges.

Would appreciate your help

This thread has been great for me. It was a really good idea, especially for us newer owners.

You can put an oxygen sensor in the exhaust system and read it from the appropriate equipment to give you a real-time value for the air-fuel ratio. Some sensors work over a larger range, thus "wide-band".

You can buy or make a kit from components that takes battery voltage directly to the headlights. It makes a big difference, not going through all those wires and the headlight switch. I took before and after pictures and posted them in this thread-

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=782071

[HO455]

Originally Posted by Terrysch

What is an air fuel gauge?
What are you calling wideband on the fuel gauge?

These threads may help.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air–fuel_ratio_meter

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=713728

[Terrysch]

Steeveedee and HO455,
THANKS!!!!!!!
The Forum comes through again for me!
Terry