Frenched Tailights

ekv8ute · Post by **ekv8ute** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:28 pm

I frenched the tailights on the FE so heres some almost finished pics for you uters and vanners to check out!

I have made the cut out in the car body larger and with no centre brace so that the lights can be fitted from the inside-had to weld some nuts to body and flatten the old mounting points first!

The tailight body has also been altered to make it mount flat against the inside.The frenching was done by using 1/4" steel rod bent to shape of new opening then filling in sheetmetal to body.

In the second pic you can almost see the extra sheetmetal.

Mark

lulu · Post by **lulu** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:42 pm

Looking good Mark.

Lulu

EKSPCL · Post by **EKSPCL** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:13 pm

Nice work

FATBOY · Post by **FATBOY** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:31 pm

Looking good smithy shouldve got you over had to take the front end of the uteand put the scuttle panel on then put it back together again.
regards fat

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:43 pm

Very smooth and subtle.

ekv8ute · Post by **ekv8ute** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:46 pm

DR-now I have to figure out how to french the front ones and keep it subtle.

Any ideas?

NoMAD · Post by **NoMAD** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:02 pm

Very nice the ekV8ute, you've done well they look good!

Cheers
NoMAD

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:41 pm

Mimick the headlight surround in steel? Or Ed of the FC/FE Holden forum did his quite well. Burgundy FE wagon.

FATBOY · Post by **FATBOY** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:04 pm

Ed used Jag peaks then welded them up
regards fat

Harko · Post by **Harko** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:19 pm

ED Had the whole jag headlight from memmory.

oldnek · Post by **oldnek** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:00 pm

He did.

The cut and shut on his instrument panel is a awesome piece of work as well.

oldnek · Post by **oldnek** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:03 pm

I forgot. Nice work there Mark, its the little things that make the build so much more interesting......................to me its a bit like a Wheres Wally book.

I'll have to come down for a real life look.

Regards John

ekv8ute · Post by **ekv8ute** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:00 pm

Thanks for the encouragement guys and gal!

DR I think you have the right idea, I'll do one headlight then post the result.

Oldnek thats what I'm after-the where's wally idea!-jeez something looks different here but I'll have to look a bit harder to figure it out.Yeah come down for a look nothin finished (read paint ready) but things happenin slowly!

Regards Mark