Mods that you REGRET doing (aka, what was I thinking thread) - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

chevy72blu · 07-30-2008, 10:34 AM

Doesnt just have to be to our trucks. I just thought it would be a funny thread.

What modifications have you made that looking back on, you would have never done? Either it looked awful, you were following a fad, didnt work right, young, etc.

Its a pretty easy one for me... All the kids at my HS were putting strobes and neon on their cars and their vehicles were getting more attention than mine. Soo, I settled the score:

I dont have any more pics of it, but I put about 20 blue LED's inside the air filter mounted downwards, so the entire top of the motor glowed with a dark blue color. The interior had a 50" or so blue neon tube mounted on the rear shelf under the glass and above the tank, with a few cold cathodes placed underneath the bench in the front.

The whole thing lit up like a damn christmas tree. None of the bulbs were exposed and the girls liked it. But wtf was I thinking spending all that time on something like that? lol... Ugh.. the things we do in high school.

thirdstreettito · 07-30-2008, 10:45 AM

Those LED's looked good when I first saw them then...not so much.

I regret spray painting my VW when I was 13. It was sitting in the yard for 3 months, and I was bored. It was a gray car and I bought some chrome paint. Problem: only one side was exposed, I had never spray painted before. Needless to say, it all came off when we steam cleaned the car, but so did the original o
paint...

TravisH · 07-30-2008, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by chevy72blu

But wtf was I thinking spending all that time on something like that? lol... Ugh.. the things we do in high school.

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Originally Posted by chevy72blu

... the girls liked it.

rhetorical question?

chevy72blu · 07-30-2008, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by TravisH

rhetorical question?

Hahahaha... There are a few other things that fit into those 2 statements that I still grimmace remembering.. Like my eyebrow piercing.

lol.

Lol on the chrome Vdub. You dont have a picture, do you?

thirdstreettito · 07-30-2008, 12:04 PM

Nah no pics, I wish I did...it looked awful.

Heres a pic of the new paint job I did (the right way). Silver metallic, and hammered black rims. And Satin black rear bumper, gonna get the front next week. Its the VW in my sig.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...1&postcount=19

Chevyman680063 · 07-31-2008, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TravisH

rhetorical question?

I was thinking the same thing. Of course he did it for the girls...that or he had been watching too much Batman Forever.

Jtrux · 07-31-2008, 09:56 PM

Buying a crate motor and not rebuilding my original.

Pont406 · 07-31-2008, 10:29 PM

Installing 8 pont roll bar in my car. Local track closed down and I am kinda lost interest in it now.

67ChevyRedneck · 08-01-2008, 12:04 PM

I wish I have NEVER put a v-8/700R4 in my truck. I wish I had installed my dad's rebuilt 250 he had (my truck had a 250 in it at that time that was running ok, but getting very "tired") and an NV3500 or NV4500 tranny.

The V-8 and tranny swap cost way more than I had planned it to and I'm on my second 700R4.

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 08-01-2008, 12:10 PM

I wish I would have never tore my truck apart cause that was 8 years ago that it las saw pavement under its own power..

07-30-2008, 10:34 AM	#1
chevy72blu Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,188	Mods that you REGRET doing (aka, what was I thinking thread) Doesnt just have to be to our trucks. I just thought it would be a funny thread. What modifications have you made that looking back on, you would have never done? Either it looked awful, you were following a fad, didnt work right, young, etc. Its a pretty easy one for me... All the kids at my HS were putting strobes and neon on their cars and their vehicles were getting more attention than mine. Soo, I settled the score: I dont have any more pics of it, but I put about 20 blue LED's inside the air filter mounted downwards, so the entire top of the motor glowed with a dark blue color. The interior had a 50" or so blue neon tube mounted on the rear shelf under the glass and above the tank, with a few cold cathodes placed underneath the bench in the front. The whole thing lit up like a damn christmas tree. None of the bulbs were exposed and the girls liked it. But wtf was I thinking spending all that time on something like that? lol... Ugh.. the things we do in high school. __________________ RIP EastSideLowLife '72 C20 SWB convert. 5 lug, LS1/4l60e Last edited by chevy72blu; 07-30-2008 at 10:36 AM.

07-30-2008, 10:45 AM	#2
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: Mods that you REGRET doing (aka, what was I thinking thread) Those LED's looked good when I first saw them then...not so much. I regret spray painting my VW when I was 13. It was sitting in the yard for 3 months, and I was bored. It was a gray car and I bought some chrome paint. Problem: only one side was exposed, I had never spray painted before. Needless to say, it all came off when we steam cleaned the car, but so did the original o paint... __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

07-30-2008, 12:04 PM	#5
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: Mods that you REGRET doing (aka, what was I thinking thread) Nah no pics, I wish I did...it looked awful. Heres a pic of the new paint job I did (the right way). Silver metallic, and hammered black rims. And Satin black rear bumper, gonna get the front next week. Its the VW in my sig. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...1&postcount=19 __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

07-31-2008, 09:56 PM	#7
Jtrux I'm a poor spectator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,287	Re: Mods that you REGRET doing (aka, what was I thinking thread) Buying a crate motor and not rebuilding my original. __________________ 2006 Jeep Unlimited IMPACT ORANGE 1993 Chevy 2500 4x4 ExCab LWB 454/NV4500 Tow rig 1977 Ford F100 2x4 LWB 1st truck I owned, still have it!!! 1979 Ford F150 4x4 SWB Built Ford Tough!!! 1971 Chevy Blazer 350 / SM465 / NP205 UNDER CONSTRUCTION Soon to have a LQ4 6.0!!!

07-31-2008, 10:29 PM	#8
Pont406 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: West Hills, California Posts: 679	Re: Mods that you REGRET doing (aka, what was I thinking thread) Installing 8 pont roll bar in my car. Local track closed down and I am kinda lost interest in it now.

08-01-2008, 12:04 PM	#9
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Mods that you REGRET doing (aka, what was I thinking thread) I wish I have NEVER put a v-8/700R4 in my truck. I wish I had installed my dad's rebuilt 250 he had (my truck had a 250 in it at that time that was running ok, but getting very "tired") and an NV3500 or NV4500 tranny. The V-8 and tranny swap cost way more than I had planned it to and I'm on my second 700R4. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 08-01-2008 at 12:05 PM.

08-01-2008, 12:10 PM	#10
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	Re: Mods that you REGRET doing (aka, what was I thinking thread) I wish I would have never tore my truck apart cause that was 8 years ago that it las saw pavement under its own power.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..



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