Cheap/Easy mods?
 

Anyone got any cool little modifications they have done on their first gens? or things you've found? Anything is fine, as long as its either cheap or free(best) and easy to do.

- You can use a bicycle water bottle holder as a cup holder, it actually works really well and very cheap.

http://www.actionbent.com/Images/Bot...9124Silver.JPG

the middle seatbelt, worked real nice to basically strap in my drinks right behind the shifter on my 86, never spilled

I have an electric fan that I got for cheap, but installing it wasn't easy.

I took out my stock speaker boxes, and cut them out a little bit, so now they accept a 5.25" speaker, rather than the 4" stock.

no center console in my '81. Had a few ammo cans left from my army days...just need to pad the lid..
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...0stuff/013.jpg
I have the stuff to add a lock to it....sometime..:con:
plus you can see my duct tape drink holder:D

This is my cupholder and it works really well. I used a 2 part epoxy to glue it on and still hasnt budged yet. Only downside is when you have a coffee and do a little 4wheelin it splashes on your leg :hillbill:
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maglite mount ftw- cost $3.95 @ local bi-mart
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...5/100_1729.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...5/100_1728.jpg

Has been tested with my old 2-cell (damn tweekers), new 3-cell (ditto), and my buddy's 4-cell. It holds them all well.

$29.95...autozone tach...lol. I consider it cheap...lol.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG3236.jpg

^ the PO put that same tach in my motorhome. Which is an automatic so WTF?

lol...kind of pointless. Your motorhome sounds pretty cool though

Some mugs come with a shut-off thumb switch. I've one of those in the Ridge.

Tach looks good... add a matching oil pressure gauge in the same place on the left.

Is the mag-lite clip over the window? Can't quite place it from the pic.

^ the clamps are bolted to where the grab handle should be.

I'm thinking about it:banger:

Of course... thanks!

Looks like it might hurt if it comes out

I have seen those mag light holders used on license plates for holding them to roller fair leads instead of a flip plate. Supposed to work good. Doing it myself soon.

Now thats a good idea

turnsignal/parking light combo
 

Got the idea for this one from another forum:
Put the turn signal in with the parking light.
Total Cost: $6.99 ($1.99 for the orange 1156 bulbs and $4.99 for the Plasti weld (expoxy w/15 min set time))

1) Remove the turnsignal and Headlight Bezel
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...0stuff/022.jpg
2) cut out the turnsignal bulb socket, I used a 1" butterfly bit to drill just under the parking light (drill slowly-this plastic is old and brittle)
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...stuff/0242.jpg
3) I ground down the sides to allow to fit in the edges of the bezel and left a lip to allow the plasti weld to bond to (clean all the old dirt and junk out) my lenses were due for a cleaning anyway
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...stuff/0232.jpg
4) apply liberal amounts of plasti weld or epoxy:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...stuff/0252.jpg
5) installed just replace the parking light lense:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...stuff/0243.jpg
I like this one, cheap easy and it actually allows the signal to be seen from the side...
I could use some new bezels some time, but this will work for now...

^ nice, thats a good idea