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- May 23, 2011
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- Location
- Maryland
- My Car
- '73 Mach1, motorcycle, Ford Ranger
I had a couple of decent restomodding ideas this afternoon.
One is about that antenna. I never liked the antenna on our cars. It stands out. I was thinking about a motorized telescoping antenna, but that adds weight. So as I'm driving home tonight, I'm following a new GT that has an impressive rear wing. It's got four pads holding it to the car, and I think, "That wing would look pretty good on the Mach," and then I notice the antenna right next to the wing. "Ford sure missed an opportunity," I think. "It'd be cool if that antenna were inside the wing, and the wiring could go through one of those four pads." And then I realize that I could build an antenna into my wing.
My second idea is for the rear turn signals. I like amber turn signals. I'm also not a fan of brake lights that are also turn signals. It happens that my back-up lights aren't connected, as I installed a manual trans and never hooked them up. So it would be super-easy to swap the clear bulbs for amber, and move the turn signal wires to the back-up light slots. I'll give it a try this weekend and see if it works as easily as I hope.
One is about that antenna. I never liked the antenna on our cars. It stands out. I was thinking about a motorized telescoping antenna, but that adds weight. So as I'm driving home tonight, I'm following a new GT that has an impressive rear wing. It's got four pads holding it to the car, and I think, "That wing would look pretty good on the Mach," and then I notice the antenna right next to the wing. "Ford sure missed an opportunity," I think. "It'd be cool if that antenna were inside the wing, and the wiring could go through one of those four pads." And then I realize that I could build an antenna into my wing.
My second idea is for the rear turn signals. I like amber turn signals. I'm also not a fan of brake lights that are also turn signals. It happens that my back-up lights aren't connected, as I installed a manual trans and never hooked them up. So it would be super-easy to swap the clear bulbs for amber, and move the turn signal wires to the back-up light slots. I'll give it a try this weekend and see if it works as easily as I hope.