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09-13-2011, 12:47 AM
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Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less)
subscribing - love this thread
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09-16-2011, 09:35 PM
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Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less)
Get a distributor re-curve kit and experiment. Really helped the torque and mileage on a 250 six. Kit was for a V8 but the springs worked fine.
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09-20-2011, 12:19 AM
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09-22-2011, 03:53 PM
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Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less)
I could never see my climate controls when driving at night. So i bought a led light strip (under $10) and trimed off a group of 3 lights...spliced into my dash lights and stuck it to the bottom of the ashtray...closed the ashtray, turned on headlights and works great! Actually a little too bright at first, had to cover 2 of the lights with elect tape...perfect now. It even illuminates my console cup holder in the floor board. I'm thinking about using the rest and mount under the seat for some more floor board illumination. Anyway, cool trick thought id share.
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09-22-2011, 06:17 PM
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Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less)
That is a ahem... "brilliant" idea.
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09-22-2011, 06:31 PM
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Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less)
Can you explain how you tied into the LED's?
That may be something I need to do latter on. 
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09-22-2011, 06:39 PM
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10-08-2011, 08:09 AM
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I have some repair tips that aren't mods but they'll get you home if you need to. I've already seen the photo of pantyhose used for a belt and I can tell you from personal experience that works. Here are some others.
Aluminum foil dipped in coke will remove surface rust from chrome and make it look new. WD-40 wiped on seals will help them last longer. A matchbook is the correct thickness to set point gap. A number one paper clip (most common) is the correct spark plug gap. 800 grit sandpaper will make wipers clean better. A papermate pen (once the guts are removed) makes a very good hose splice. Pepper or an egg white will temporarily seal a radiator leak. Aluminum foil can be used to improve an loose electrical fitting. WD-40 can be used to reseal the bead of a tire that is off the rim. And finally you can weld a broken shift linkage on the side of the road with jumper cables and a penny. (Got me my nickname) |
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10-08-2011, 01:31 PM
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10-08-2011, 01:42 PM
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Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less)
DIY fan shroud guide. Must be under $50,- didnt check that though!
http://www.cadvision.com/blanchas/54...FanShroud.html
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10-10-2011, 11:16 AM
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Hello Scott. Yes, if you ground the item to weld then grab the penny with the positive lead, you can create an arc using a battery and weld. at least enough to get you back on the road.
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09-15-2012, 06:55 PM
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09-15-2012, 07:16 PM
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I dont mean to be a dick, but I think you made a half dollar wing nut. very cool anyway.
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10-13-2011, 01:38 PM
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Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less)
How 'bout a $20 electric windshield washer pump so you get a nice even consistent spray. Especially nice in the winter. Simply install a bulkhead fitting on the bottom of your reservoir, mount the pump below that. Then you only need to rerout the washer fluid lines and run the hot lead from your switch to the pump, and ground the other lead.
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10-14-2011, 01:08 PM
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I thought the switch in the dash controlled the ground wire so was planning on running the ground from the new pump through the switch. Is that not correct?
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10-14-2011, 03:51 PM
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Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less)
I don't recall off the top of my head. I just ran both wires from the old pump all the way up to the new pump.
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01-03-2012, 01:44 AM
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Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less)
bump
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01-03-2012, 05:43 AM
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Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less)
Cool tricks and ideas, subscribed!
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01-03-2012, 07:57 PM
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Re: Post your best budget mods! ($50 or less)
How about using black shoe polish on black plastic to bring the color back to new or weatherstipping
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01-03-2012, 09:07 PM
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Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild |
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01-03-2012, 09:14 PM
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How about the Jeep door checks. I heard about them working in the 60-66s but couldn't get confirmation about wether they work in my 67 or not. I heard $8 per in a JY?
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=446066
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01-04-2012, 10:35 PM
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When painting the dash cluster, what do you do about the lettering and numbers?
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01-10-2012, 04:17 PM
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Not the best budget Mod but worth while. I rigged up this oil separator for my PCV line. I got the separator from Harbor Freight and made a bracket to attach to the intake manifold. The total cost was under $12.00.
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01-04-2012, 10:41 PM
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Ah, ok. Never had one apart, so wasn't sure. Thanks!
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