COVID Projects

working from home im able to get my work done in an hour, leaving me a majority of the day for projects. Problem is nothing is open, Amazon is slow, and im trying to be frugal w/ my money for the time being...

Long story short, does anyone have any ideas for some low budget (< $150), mods/projects that can be done at home?

ive already detailed every surface, cleaned up my wiring, tuned my audio system, and everything else i could personally think of. i might pull off and paint my skid plate. it doesnt need it. but im bored.... help!

 

Have a go a tinting the windows? Watch some YouTube vids if you’ve never done it. It’s one of my first go to mods on a newbie.

Edit- badass rig!

 

Yeah and add an 'eyebrow', if ya' care to defy the Law...

 

everything is tinted lol i would like an eyebrow but i tried that and failed miserably

 

Buy yourself a welder and learn to weld. I've got projects running out of my ears. I love being able to make whatever I want.

 

Me too

 

Cover the door latches for 12.88, do the shifter area for 64.00 (remove chrome and add black and color)?? Short antenna, paint the skid plate^^^

 

For the good of the group?

 

plastidip all that chrome

 

Add a keyless tailgate lock. The universal kits are like $10 lol

 

They're against the law? Since when

 

They haven’t raised a brow at my brow ever. Or side tint.

 

Detailing cost <$150 and will be great for the truck. Remember to do the inside, engine bay and wheel wells too.

 

Change the fluids in the diffs and transfer case...

 

rotate your tires, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, and squirt some grease into something should be way under budget. Hell for added fun change the batteries in both you fobs

 

I've been practicing my grinding skills. I've been told they are important for a beginning welder.

 

Flap disks are just about all I use now.

 

I'm going to practice vinyl wrapping some interior pieces. I wrapped a vent ring and the cup holder bezel many months back, but never finished the rest. Cheap project that just takes time.

 

I've been thinking about trying my hand at cerakot. That wouldn't be too expensive to try out. You could do some pretty cool stuff with it

 

Detail and a wash/wax for me. It will feel like a brand new truck again. Not a really a mod, but a good way to pass time.

 

Changing stock bulbs with LEDs interior and exterior.

c/o @Headlight Revolution

 

Painted my flares and and bottom chrome strip, oh and a bumper and swing arm. The bumper was such a pain in the bhole, soo many krannies and weird angles to get a little brush into, and not many flat planes either

 

Doing my Add a leaf right now, stainless extended rear brake line, installing my main body harness to have trailer brakes and stuff work correctly and possibly start working on my interior blackout

oh and putting my caddy horns on if I can find some steel to make a bracket plus installing my 100w halogen head light bulbs + harness

 

Refinishing the kitchen chairs right now. I sanded them down, bought an HVLP spray gun and borrowed my brother’s air compressor. Easiest thing to do, and pretty fun too. Not sure why I never tried this until now.

 

New fog lights installed. New badges. Removed bedside decals. Detailed the inside. On top of working.

 

i thought about badging mine the same way. i have the badges in my truck lol

 

Did all the maintenance items on my rig and bro in laws rig last weekend.


Picking up curb throwaways now to stay occupied and flip for parts money. Today was this project:


Drained the old gas. Cleaned out the carb and spark plug. Changed the oil. Flap wheeled all the rust and rattle canned black. Fluid filmed where needed. Will need new paddles. Torn if I want to keep it as a backup. It cleaned up nice for its age. Starts on 1st pull. It's a single stage but 4 stroke. No mixing required.

 

They are pretty cool something different better than anything our tundras come with.

 

running the bikes around the neighborhood. keepin them fresh.

 

You could add some extras under the hood... And of course play with metal. Not as fancy as the nice battery tie downs that are sold on this forum, but a little stainless steel scrap saved me from spending a hundred bucks on one. My j hooks were to short for the battery I bought, 31A, so I made a new bracket to reach the factory hooks.

@Mountun Goat I can't let Dan be the only one making stuff!