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

[WhippinSaw]

Several of my plastic clips that support the wiring harness have cracked. I also had several under the dash like this which are hidden from sight, My quick fix was to trim the cracked pieces off, drill a new hole in the orginal tab, and mount with a nylon rivet I bought at autozone. I bought 1/4" rivets and 5/16" rivets to cover the different size holes and trimmed the top of the rivot mount to hide behind original clip.

[rickywideglide]

Originally Posted by chevy_man5

If you don't mind me asking where did you find the Harley speaker setup for next to nothing??

a good friend upgraded his bike, this is just temp.untill figure out where to put speakers and what radio gonna install, not loud enough

[cortcomp]

Originally Posted by 1320warrior

Mine was a free mod! But I guess I can include the price of a red scuff pad at ~$2.00 just a little time getting the cluster out and some elbow grease.

Wow, that dash looks sharp!

We don't count elbow grease time, or else it'd be "post your best mod under $5K"

[slepysal]

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[picklito]

My favorite motor mod on-the-cheap is to recurve the distributor and set up the vacuum advance. Can almost always add some initial timing and get a very nice low end torque and throttle response improvement.

[spookylynx]

Door Checks.

went to the Pick N Pull, found a 2000-ish Jeep XJ and took the front door checks.

$20! totally bolt right in, now the doors stay open with the detents, and don't hit the cowl.

[picklito]

Can you post some pics of the Jeep door checks please?

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by picklito

Can you post some pics of the Jeep door checks please?

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=446066
http://www.persh.org/pickup/DoorChecks.htm
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=668783

[spookylynx]

I don't have any pics right now, but the links in the post above will tell you everything you need to know. That is where I got my info.

I used the front checks from a 4dr XJ I think it was a 2000-ish, but not entirely sure.

[craiginaustin]

Originally Posted by Vetter

Ok, here are my cheap upgrades - (67 CLSSICK)

1 Liter - Jack Daniels Bottle as the over-flow.

Jack Daniels Belt Buckle as the gas pedal.

Red Water Spigot as the air cleaner nut/bolt.

The water spigot is rad!

[LostMy65]

Not really a modification, but still a budget fix:

My 65 cab is on a 62 frame.
The front cab mounts are located differently.
I didn't want to move my existing ones in the event I ever go back to a newer frame.
I tried finding replacement mounting washers, but they were rather costly.
I found these for $10 shipped.
Strut caps.


http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?n...094604&alt=web
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Front Strut Cap Limit Stop Suspension for VW Golf Jetta Passat 1H0412319B

[veltex]

Originally Posted by Improbcat

I wanted someplace to store little stuff like tiedowns & quarts of oil so they weren't rattling around in the cab, but wanted the option to have the the entire bed space if I needed it.

I bought a $5 metal tool box at the flea market, and two wing screws & a set of T-nuts at home depot.


Drilled through the bottom of the tool box & the floor of the bed, then installed the T-nuts from the bottom(so pulling up on the tool box can't pull them out) and installed the wing screws from inside the tool box. That way if you lock the tool box no one can get at the wing screws to remove it.






If you have a nice bed floor I would suggest adding some rubber feet to the bottom of the tool box to space it up enough that water doesn't get trapped under it against the wood.

I know this a couple years old but I love this idea, anyone else have pictures to add? Thinking of doing something similar, an incognito looking box for tools and such that is just secure enough to keep most honest.

[60chevyjim]

I painted my friends whole chassis with rustoleum for $50 or less for all the paint..
after I degreased it with diesel fuel then i grinded as much as I could to make it quicker to sandblast , and then I sandblasted it.

1 gallon flat black and 1 quart gloss black and a qt. of acetone less than $50.

i sprayed 1 coat flat black with the chassis on its side with the tires still on it , I did the bottom side first. then I dropped it back on the tires to do the rest and get any missed spots .

the next day i flipped it up on the other side .
then mixed 1 qt gloss with 2 qt's flat black . sprayed the bottom side first then I dropped it back on the tires and finished it up.
I didn't think to get any pictures of it after I had sandblasted it .

[richards72chevy]

Originally Posted by Improbcat

If you have a locking gas cap and don't want to worry about losing the key, buy a $6 key retractor at home depot and clip it to the sheetmetal inside the cab. That way it is always at hand, and stores itself when you let go.

This is a good idea.

[Warrens69GMC]

This will apply to all years. I thought this truck would look better with the wheels painted body color so $7 for self etching primer, $7 for a close match to the body color $4 for assorted sandpaper, and a old green scrub pad we have...

[shollowell]

All great ideas!

[65chevysub]

Originally Posted by Vetter

Ok, here are my cheap upgrades - (67 CLSSICK)

1 Liter - Jack Daniels Bottle as the over-flow.

Jack Daniels Belt Buckle as the gas pedal.

Red Water Spigot as the air cleaner nut/bolt.

Ok. Couple of questions
What did you use for a bracket
How did you run the tubes? My o/f has a tube in the bottom and one in the lid. I love the look though