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tony barnhill
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I think tomorrow Rickey's cutting the openings in the fenders for my Cobra vents.
& Hap & I are working on wheels...I'm gonna go with Superlites but we have to figure the correct size....he's gonna send me a 15"x7" wheel with a 4.4" backspace to use for measurements....now I've gotta figure out which size tire I'll use. Here's the style/color I want to use but mine will be wider with a deeper offset:
& Hap & I are working on wheels...I'm gonna go with Superlites but we have to figure the correct size....he's gonna send me a 15"x7" wheel with a 4.4" backspace to use for measurements....now I've gotta figure out which size tire I'll use. Here's the style/color I want to use but mine will be wider with a deeper offset:
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SSSsssssssswwweeeet!
tony barnhill
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You know what, Kenny? I may need to add another "S".....
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tony barnhill
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If its available, it'll say "SSsnake" - 7 letters.
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tony barnhill
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hehehehehe...thank goodness we're changing our plates to get rid of that design!
tony barnhill
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You're just bored, Jack!
Spent some time this morning wandering around my friend's salvage yard looking for suitable front park/turn signal lights & driving lights....had my template for the front fender/air dam contour putting it up against different front ends to find one that fits. Think I found the driving lights in a Ponmtiac Grand Am & the park lights in a new VW.
Right now gotta go pick up my Midget engine.
Spent some time this morning wandering around my friend's salvage yard looking for suitable front park/turn signal lights & driving lights....had my template for the front fender/air dam contour putting it up against different front ends to find one that fits. Think I found the driving lights in a Ponmtiac Grand Am & the park lights in a new VW.
Right now gotta go pick up my Midget engine.
tony barnhill
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Possibly, Jack, but I've already spent almost $500 on my new Mini headlight setup & they only have low/high beams & day running lights. Park/turn lights are in a different housing & I don't like the ones on the new Mini. Driving lights are also not included in the new Mini setup but are a separate housing.
Remember, everything I'm doing to this car is pure custom!
Remember, everything I'm doing to this car is pure custom!
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What year/model Mini do these headlights fit into, Tony? They seem to've made a different setup for each color the car comes in: High/Low, Turn Signal; High-Low, DRL; High-Low (lonely); and so on.
tony barnhill
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Don't know, Rick...but I have seen some Mini's with separate turn signals...guess that's the year of mine.
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Ah. It's funny - before I read your first post on this car I was wondering how that (the Mini headlight cluster) would look on a shaved-down B. Now we're gonna see!
tony barnhill
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Lemme tell you - I wouldn't do it again! Those fenders have been split all the way up the valley parallep to the hood & widened...& the front edge near the grille has been cut off so as not to block the headlight....if a person were keeping up with costs, they'd not do it!
I first saw it done on a GT down in Florida - went to look at the car....the owner had cut a hole in his fender & tucked the headlight cluster inside the hole rather that widen the fenders.
Oh, & we widened the fenders without widening them! We just sliced the vlley & made it moew shallow which flattened the curve on top of the fender somewhat.
I first saw it done on a GT down in Florida - went to look at the car....the owner had cut a hole in his fender & tucked the headlight cluster inside the hole rather that widen the fenders.
Oh, & we widened the fenders without widening them! We just sliced the vlley & made it moew shallow which flattened the curve on top of the fender somewhat.
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One of the things I'd wondered about was that bit near the grill. These lights have a lot of rake to 'em, and I'd sorta seen the edges of the grill blocking things. That's boo-coo interesting about the need to widen the fenders, though. Ouch.
I've still got to send him the $$$, but I've cut a deal to buy a '71 GT shell from Mac Townsend in CA. The car's going to sit in Nevada for a bit - my mom lives south of Carson City - but I figure next summer the missus and I'll tow it back East. The plan is to do a V6 conversion, and one of the things I was eyeing was this change. Back to the ol' drawing board....
I've still got to send him the $$$, but I've cut a deal to buy a '71 GT shell from Mac Townsend in CA. The car's going to sit in Nevada for a bit - my mom lives south of Carson City - but I figure next summer the missus and I'll tow it back East. The plan is to do a V6 conversion, and one of the things I was eyeing was this change. Back to the ol' drawing board....
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Here's an early photo where you can see how much we shaved off the edge by the grille & you can see where we sliced the fender up the 'valley' (the 2nd photo is of a stock fender)...look at the diference between the valleys in the 2 fenders:
& here's the first light fixture fitting:
& here's the first light fixture fitting:
kennypinkerton
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It's gonna look like a lil ferrari when it's done. :thumbsup:
Oh, Where can one find a hardtop like that one?
Oh, Where can one find a hardtop like that one?