.:Sin's 96 K1500 Build:.

[-sin-]

Alright, guess I got the modding bug and had to start something tonight!
I bought these "el-cheapo" Harbor Freight driving lights a few weeks ago, paid under $20 for both! And since I'm a hoarder when it comes to electrical stuff, I just happen to have 2 sets of HIDs laying around. SO I decided to mod these lights...

6" El-Cheapo Lights

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look at that puny bulb

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back of the lense, bored out with unibit

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test fit of HID bulb

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IT'S IN THE HOLE! lol

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At work we have plenty of broken headlights around, so I'll find something to help mount these bulbs securely

 

[-sin-]

next was to bore out the housing to fit the plugs and waterproof grommet

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hole ended up being aprox 1" across (could've made it a lil bigger, the grommet fits TIGHT!)

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now with a little silicone around the wires, should be overly water tight!

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Unfortunately the other light is designed slightly different, soo I need to return it and find the same design as this one



*(EDIT - from page 8)
When I was messing with the bulb placement, I noticed that the beam pattern changed depending on how deep the bulb sat in the reflector. So I scavenged some Oldsmobile headlights that housed the same type bulbs. I cut off part of the collar including the ring, then epoxied them plus screwed to their new home!

Collar and Ring

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Holy brightness!

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[semiguy409]

Well after I took off the bodyside molding's I noticed this, and at the bottom of the rockers the clear wasn't sprayed to the edge. But all that's covered now

Bodyside removed

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Last night's painting session

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Tape pulled last night, pretty good lines (few mess up's, but from 5ft you'll never seen them!)

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Over night it didn't dry, so today it'll be sun bathing

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So, how have you been liking your bedline for the whole 3 days you have had it? lol I am going to be doing the same thing i think... found out I can get Herculiner kit for $65 from where I work, and my trucks sadly starting to rust already... How hard was the install?

 

[Vortec Lover]

be sure to get the rust fixed properly- I have a friend who rhinolined his truck cuz it was starting to rust and it's still falling apart... he says he ground off all the rust, but I don't know for sure... all I know is that it still rusted and his cab corners are all rotten. I never looked at it good, but it might have rotted from the inside out, so be sure to get on the back of those panels as good as possible when you do it. That's where the rust starts 80% of the time

 

[-sin-]

Been awhile, got a few updates to the truck:

About three weeks ago, I got around to doing the injection Spider and intake gasket, as well as the valve cover gaskets. My friend said that he has not seen a truck with 210K miles this clean internally! There was no sludge or build up of any kind!

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This past weekend I purchased a set of used tires off of craigslist, they're BFG Rugged Trail 275/65-18 and bought a set of wheels from my work, 18x9 MB TKo's. I needed tires desperately so this combo will work for now, I'll go back to steel wheels eventually.

This is how she sits right now

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I also cut some of the front fender edge towards the back, I didn't like how close it was. The edges got rolled too, maybe I'll hide it with a set of cut-out flares in the future.

before:

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after:

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(*NOTE - using a sawzall on fenders is a good way to remove caked on mud in surrounding areas!)


Side note - I cut away some of the front bumper as well

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[-sin-]

oops, forgot one other mod... Somewhere between that other stuff, I painted the tailgate banner. Check some other pics above for what it used to look like.

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[Vortec Lover]

Nice to see that you're treating her good! Just today I was sorting through my subscriptions and wondering when we'd get an update. Looking good! Very nice job on the tailgate.

 

[TylerZ281500]

im liking the new mods. i was about to say that the only thing id change about you truck was a more agressive wheel and tire combination. but thats perfect. side pic of wheels?

 

[95C1500]

Truck looks great! I guess our trucks are officially no longer twins haha...

 

[-sin-]

Thanks!

Nice to see that you're treating her good! Just today I was sorting through my subscriptions and wondering when we'd get an update. Looking good! Very nice job on the tailgate.

Well these tires are definitely not aggressive enough for me either, but they fit the budget for now. I paid 430 bux for all four rims and tires!

im liking the new mods. i was about to say that the only thing id change about you truck was a more aggressive wheel and tire combination. but thats perfect. side pic of wheels?

Thanks! You can always catch up though

Truck looks great! I guess our trucks are officially no longer twins haha...