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Frenched Tailights
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:28 pm
by ekv8ute
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
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:42 pm
by lulu
Looking good Mark.
Lulu
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:13 pm
by EKSPCL
Nice work
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:31 pm
by FATBOY
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
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:43 pm
by Devilrod
Very smooth and subtle.
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:46 pm
by ekv8ute
DR-now I have to figure out how to french the front ones and keep it subtle.
Any ideas?
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:02 pm
by NoMAD
Very nice the ekV8ute, you've done well they look good!
Cheers
NoMAD
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:41 pm
by Devilrod
Mimick the headlight surround in steel? Or Ed of the FC/FE Holden forum did his quite well. Burgundy FE wagon.
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:04 pm
by FATBOY
Ed used Jag peaks then welded them up
regards fat
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:19 pm
by Harko
ED Had the whole jag headlight from memmory.
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:00 pm
by oldnek
He did.
The cut and shut on his instrument panel is a awesome piece of work as well.
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:03 pm
by oldnek
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
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:00 pm
by ekv8ute
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