Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less)

[67_C-30]

Double the value of beater by making it a shop truck!
Cost of mod: around $20*









*Must already be skilled and cunning in the art of redneckery!


http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=333485

[67_C-30]

Got a hole in your truck in a place it doesn't belong? I show you how to fix it for less than $5!


http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=333485

[67_C-30]

If somebody spray paints the door of your beater -don't let it get you down - I got you. I got you!

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=288990&page=2

[oldblue1968chevy]

I loved watcing you build that truck ^

[true74enduro]

dunno if it quite qualifies scored this seat upholstery from this interior guy i live by for free. its blue sude and tanish vinyl.

[oldblue1968chevy]

Whats so much more special about the corvette vac can? jw not trying to be smart...

[70BLAZERX2]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

Whats so much more special about the corvette vac can? jw not trying to be smart...

It had a totally different power curve in it..for the vette camshaft.

It dont hurt to ask..

It will wake up even a 86 stock 305 in a 4x4...make it pull like a 350...Yes it does work..and its cheap.

[BIGKEV]

Originally Posted by 70BLAZERX2

It had a totally different power curve in it..for the vette camshaft.

It dont hurt to ask..

It will wake up even a 86 stock 305 in a 4x4...make it pull like a 350...Yes it does work..and its cheap.

This short read will shed a whole lot of light on the subject!

http://outintheshop.com/faq/Vac%20Adv%20Spec.pdf

[hugger6933]

For those of you that kinda know me or of me would'nt be suprised to find out that this a bodyshop cheapee. Take an old coffee maker out to the shop plug it in fill'er up in about five min. you are ready to wetsand with warm water. It is very usefull in the winter months and I tryed it not long ago thinking why have I not done this sooner. Wetsanding is a miserable enough as it is without having to dip your hand in freezing water! cost on this tip $00 if you have an okd one but even if you don't and need to do this 20 bucks at a dollar store will put you in bussiness

[mrhino]

Originally Posted by hugger6933

for those of you that kinda know me or of me would'nt be suprised to find out that this a bodyshop cheapee. Take an old coffee maker out to the shop plug it in fill'er up in about five min. You are ready to wetsand with warm water. It is very usefull in the winter months and i tryed it not long ago thinking why have i not done this sooner. Wetsanding is a miserable enough as it is without having to dip your hand in freezing water! Cost on this tip $00 if you have an okd one but even if you don't and need to do this 20 bucks at a dollar store will put you in bussiness

nice!

[twisty]

Originally Posted by 70BLAZERX2

Get a HEI distributor advance curve kit...change it to the lightest springs in the kit and get a 1977 corvette vacuum advance unit.

These 2 will cost about $35 and will gain use about 15 horsepower out of your smallblock with about 30 minutes to put them in...and you will feel the difference it will make..Under $50

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

Whats so much more special about the corvette vac can? jw not trying to be smart...

Originally Posted by 70BLAZERX2

It had a totally different power curve in it..for the vette camshaft.

It dont hurt to ask..

It will wake up even a 86 stock 305 in a 4x4...make it pull like a 350...Yes it does work..and its cheap.

is there a diagram for the vacuum line set up for the 250 i6 motor? mine is all disconnected, id like to replace all the lines and stuff, may as well get the better can and stuff while im doing that.

[capev86]

i bought LED replacement bulbs for the dome lights in my 72 burb c20 ($10 each) but glad to hear LED's for the instrument cluster are available on ebay.

i went with CPP sway bars, but if you have a 2wd, the 1-1/4 sway bar from an 80's 1 ton or camper special chevy/gm 2wd is the perfect upgrade for the 1-1/8 bar available on our trucks (grab the frame brackets if you don't even have a front bar). should be able to get poly bushings pretty cheap too.

as for my burb, spent big money on a 4 core radiator and all new mounting hardware, but the 7 blade fan from my dad's 72 burb (w/ air) was free as he'd had it up in the attic for over 20 years and the radiator overflow bottle was a universal never-installed unit found in the attic as well. hung it on the driver side of the rad support with a stainless screw and put a tiny black bungee cord (big assorted bungee package from walmart) around it to keep it stationary. nice not to have to fill up the radiator every time i drive it.

[bosco200]

KMACD71 I stole your idea THANKS!!!!!

[JJorgensen52]

Some of mine:

$25 - pair of 4" 3-way cheapo speakers from Walmart, piece of 3/4" plywood scrap I had laying around = stereo speakers I can actually hear my radio now!

$35 - 7 blade clutch fan from a '94 Caprice 350 at the boneyard - makes the truck much quieter and moves a TON of air - I've towed another car in traffic on a 90 degree day and the needle never goes above 180*. Had to tweak the blade ends a little with an adjustable wrench to prevent rubbing on the shroud.

$15 for a reservoir at the junkyard, a little scrap metal I had laying arounf, and $10 for a new radiator cap - closed cooling system. No more catch can, no more spilled coolant, and no more topping it off once a week. Best idea I ever had.

[FLDBRED]

This is a great thread,I am already going to use some of the ideas!

[Southcity]

Fabbed up a new shift lever from some scrap my buddy had laying around his welding shop. Started with a piece of 3/4 round, heated it up, made some bends, rattle canned it with primer and paint and then installed it, took just a few hours - total cost $12.00 for a six pack and two bags of chips.

AT THE SHOP


WHAT WE STARTED WITH


HEAT & BEND


BEFORE


AFTER

[Heavy Evy]

Originally Posted by Southcity

Fabbed up a new shift lever from some scrap my buddy had laying around his welding shop. Started with a piece of 3/4 round, heated it up, made some bends, rattle canned it with primer and paint and then installed it, took just a few hours - total cost $12.00 for a six pack and two bags of chips.

AT THE SHOP
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WHAT WE STARTED WITH
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HEAT & BEND
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BEFORE
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pure awsome!

[swierker]

Originally Posted by bosco200

KMACD71 I stole your idea THANKS!!!!!

About to be another theft of ideas. I think I'm gonna do this.

[cjohnson6772]

Sunday morning bump!

[Longhorn Man]

I am amazed not only that this thread is still going (it died a horrible death on the other boards I posted it on) but also at some of the stuff posted.

[oldblue1968chevy]

I love it!

Heres one:

How to get your whitewalls clean and white again with stuff you (or your wife gf whoever) might have around the house.

Commet cleaner (I found it under the sink) on a scrub brush with a little water does wonders on the white letters on my tires and the whitewalls on the car!

[Mayo]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

I love it!

Heres one:

How to get your whitewalls clean and white again with stuff you (or your wife gf whoever) might have around the house.

Commet cleaner (I found it under the sink) on a scrub brush with a little water does wonders on the white letters on my tires and the whitewalls on the car!

I will have to try that, I just got some white letter tires for the first time.

[frednoah]

My new console:

I got tired of not having a place to sit a cold drink down while driving back and forth to physical therapy, so I began thinking about building myself a console. I took a bunch of measurements, made a pile of sketches, and finally settled on a design.

I've got about $35 in the whole thing, and about 2-3 hours of labor making it. Materials were:
2 pieces of 2ft square 1/2" pine (if memory serves...)
1 stick of 2"x2"x8' furring strip
3" hole saw
Package of small finishing nails
Some wood filler putty for the seams
Two plastic cup holder inserts like you'd see on boats
Free quart of black paint I got from a Glidden promo online

It is 12" wide, 14" long, and goes from 11"(at the seat) to 13" tall. Down the road I may pull it out and integrate a 10" subwoofer into the design, but just holding a drink and my phone will do for now.

[dukcaln]

Hmmm... now I know what I am going to do with this too... add a sub right behind the cup holders... been wondering about this and now I will surley use this... thanks frednoah

Originally Posted by frednoah

My new console:

I got tired of not having a place to sit a cold drink down while driving back and forth to physical therapy, so I began thinking about building myself a console. I took a bunch of measurements, made a pile of sketches, and finally settled on a design.

I've got about $35 in the whole thing, and about 2-3 hours of labor making it. Materials were:
2 pieces of 2ft square 1/2" pine (if memory serves...)
1 stick of 2"x2"x8' furring strip
3" hole saw
Package of small finishing nails
Some wood filler putty for the seams
Two plastic cup holder inserts like you'd see on boats
Free quart of black paint I got from a Glidden promo online

It is 12" wide, 14" long, and goes from 11"(at the seat) to 13" tall. Down the road I may pull it out and integrate a 10" subwoofer into the design, but just holding a drink and my phone will do for now.

[texastruckjunky]

This is great. Some good ideas, i will be useing some of them for my truck. Keep them coming.