Best Mods under $50... (1 Viewer)

[Benji]

Very nice website sancruiser. I enjoyed it. Thank you. ...and great rig.

 

[mpetersrx7]

Great thread guys.

Seafoam
LED dome light
Hella horns (a little more than $50 but worth it)
Extended breathers
SS battery tray (~$60)
Carpet bottom of center console
Thick floor mats
Fixing broken antenna

 

[Mike S]

Almost forgot - I installed a set of FJ62 mirrors and an FJ62 power antenna on my 60. Now the antenna doesn't get whacked off the truck by the brush on tight trails.

Mike S

 

[Deep South Cruisers]

ditto on the air matress, I'm not sure of the price but the topper SOR.com makes is a excellent item for camping in a 60.

 

[gifu]

1. passenger grab bar from a Mitsu Montero (couldn't find a 62 in the junkyard). credit to Sandcruiser on that one... it fits perfect $5

2. running a direct vauum line from the ported vaccum to the distributor. i swear i feel the difference. cost: $.50 vacuum line

3. for those with a 62 rear anti-sway... the bolts that hold the link can easily be replaced with pins. quick disconnect. $5

4. front disconnects... this took longer to make, but was still cheap $20 or so

5. speakers with separate tweeters. best think i ever did to a 60 (and I've had a lot of them). the stock speakers are set so low, even good ones can't be heard too well. $85 on sale

6. replacing the nylon bushing that the 4 speed stick rides on. makes your tranny shift smoother. $8 or so

7. CelicaGT seats. even match the interior... kinda. $50 at PNP 1/2 off day (needs custom brackets)

8. installing a thermostat... this isn't really an improvement unless the PO took it out, like mine did. $45

 

[MR.FJ60]

ah ha...now i know how to cure those keys. it has been driving me nuts lately.

This one is a good one. thanks!

 

[PolishX]

Best Mod

Only Mod so far New Seats

 

[ColoradoFJ60]

Freebie: re-aim the rear washer jet so it shoots straight back. Great for dealing with tailgaters, they get the message fast.

That is sweet. I need to try that here.

 

[FJAfrica]

Heat & Sound insulation: $20
Result:
No more floor heat, carpet stays cools to the touch, the only part that gets hot is the seat mounting bolts.
Can hardly hear the engine anymore, real quiet inside now.

 

[rightlane]

how much was the steering wheel relocation mod?

 

[82-SOA-60]

FJ Africa - What sort of material did you use?

 

[FJAfrica]

I used a locally available product, SPX33, from Sondor Industries. It's a polyethylene material, lightweight but offers great insulation.

Here is the tech specs of the material. http://www.sondor.co.za/pdf/auto.pdf

 

[Carpe Discus]

The dampening-type products out there (dynamat and brown bread, eg) are I think much more expensive than this foam. I wonder how they compare in sound and heat insulation?

 

[82-SOA-60]

Thanks FJAfrica

 

[PolishX]

Update on the 50 Buck list

Took alot of advice onver the last 5 monts here is what has been installed ...

Tranny Temp Guage -$35
Maglite holder $8
Rubber Floor mats from Costco $29
3 in 1 outlet Under $10
Bungies wal mart brand $7.99
old west german 1st aide kits $15 each 1 under each front seat
old curtains and rods for privacy while camping -free
CB $15 Ebay
Stereo AM/FM --free
Speakers wal -mart sony $29.99
Carpet for steering colum $ free
SOR ext. shackles 2 1/2" $49 a set
Jeep CJ grab bar for dash --Free
lighted LED switches from old machine at work - free
Custom Center cousel - Free outof old scraps
Rhino Lined sides of said cousel $25
Garmin ETrex GPS . $50
Duraliner inside of tub $49.00
88 piece socket set from Grainger $42.00 on sale
and lots of other stuff Basically I scrounge whatever I can and limit myself to 30 bucks for impluse buys ...

 

[ridgerunner]

I'm surprised no one has said

Lincoln Locker- $5 for new gear lube.

 

[TOY350]

Quite a few things on this thread. I will second anyone who said George's LED Dome Light upgrade. $33 delivered. Great upprade in my 60, no more yellow candle glow instead it's a bright white light that actually works.

 

[woytovich]

Headlight on buzzer

Lights-on alarm (the 60s don't have one... do the 62s?)

Best $7.99 I EVER spent on my cruiser. Hooked up in about 3 minutes.

http://tinyurl.com/6e8rs

Mark

 

[Kaderabek]

Lights-on alarm (the 60s don't have one... do the 62s?)

Nope.

TJK

 

[Spook50]

the taskled.com dome light is awesome, I purchased another one for the cargo lamp, came the other day, now I'm running around to home depot and stores trying to figure out how to drill such a tiny farking hole, I have the bits but I need something smaller to lock down the tiny bit in the dremmel tool.


Going through and replacing any screws that are missing is also comforting, everything seems to be a philips head screw of some kind. I am still missing a few visible ones, trying to track them down soon.

I picked up an LED dome light a while back that SUCKS. Wasn't from taskled.com though. Direct replacement bulb with two little LEDs inside of it. waste of 30 bucks. Guess it just goes to show, be careful where you get your LEDs from

I'll be ordering a pair of the taskled.com LEDs probably next week.