A Bit More Progress

[Spanky]

Happy to belong, looking forward to the June Show...…..

But Spanky you are a little farther away from them than some of us...…….LOL....

Oh yeah??? Well . . . I may be short, but I'm . . . I'm . . . well I'm not tall!

 

[old round fart]

You’re not short Spanky! You are condensed awesome!

 

[Indycars]

I say, if in doubt GO Bigger !!!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZRMB7H...colid=2YFIUJ8JWFA6F&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1




You will need an adapter to use the larger E39 base in a standard E26 base.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=e39+to+e26+adapter&i=tools&crid=3CVMK82619S6X&sprefix=e39+,tools,198&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_4
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[fletcherson]

I recently replaced my fluorescent shop lights with led and like them, but... I am very glad that I listened to the advice of a couple fellow bucket heads and chose 4000k with diffusers rather than the 5000k. I recommend going and looking before buying. Many are too bright, imho. I don’t perform quality work when all I see is spots, lol! I’m sure everyone has their preference, just sharing my experience.

 

[AusBucket]

I have just done the same thing, but chose the 5000K units. Fantastic light in the workshop now, I had daylight globes in the Fluros, so am used to the "white" light.

 

[rbsWELDER]

I replace the garage lights with LED's from Costco. They were a direct fit and did not require me to remove the ballast!

 

[choppinczech]

I'm looking at these.

 

[lincolnuT]

Chop' I put these in my shop and did away with 3 each 4 bulb Florescent with twice the light...….I Love them.......O' Yes I only used two of these....

 

[choppinczech]

Cool! One good thing about my garage is the 10ft. ceiling.

Four of the 8 footers should work out well.

 

[AusBucket]

Similar to what I put in mine, mine have diffusers that don't appear to affect the light output at all.

 

[choppinczech]

The next step on these mirrors was to cover the threaded arms.

I got ahold of some 1/2" fiberglass tube and halved it.



And epoxied them on with this PC-11.



It has a consistency of peanut butter.







Then I filled the arms with Apoxie Sculpt. A two part clay like epoxy that's amazing stuff and easy to work with.



Now it's on to a lot of body work, trying to keep the two parts identical.

 

[AusBucket]

Damn nice work, love it.

 

[Spanky]

Looks great, chop! These are the details that will make this an outstanding build for years to come. Be sure and save all this info and pics for an upcoming article/book from the automotive press.

 

[Neshkoro]

They're on opposite sides of the bucket. You won't easily see any minor differences. Only you will know. Maybe sometimes that's enough to get to you!
Great job!

 

[choppinczech]

Maybe sometimes that's enough to get to you.

It would be. Can't sleep if I know something's wrong. That's why it's taking me so damn long to get this car done. OCD.

 

[rubicon]

Awesome work. Glad you are back posting your build.

 

[fletcherson]

Nice, while you are laying awake worrying about them being non identical, what if one gets ripped off by a construction worker in a truck with towing mirrors running late for work? Lol... been there. Perhaps a spare? Just messin with you. Great job!

 

[choppinczech]

I really was pondering on making them fold back since they're rigid and stick out. But at this point I gotta get on to other stuff.

Been putting off the windshield. I need to find someone that can chop one for a '67 bug. At least the sides are parallel. Even with 4 1/2" removed, the side posts didn't need any fudging and lined right up.

 

[choppinczech]

With the body work done it was time to make the inside stems that hold the pivots.



To make the stems I used a wood dowel to establish the centers and hot glued fender washers to act like spools. Then wrapped lengths of stranded glass pulled from some woven roving. It reminded me out my fly tying days.



Then I drilled out the dowels and cut the pieces to length.



With the cylinders chucked into my bench grinder I ground them to a taper. A vacuum aimed behind the part really helped to keep the itchy fibers at bay. Stranded glass for some reason is particularly nasty.





Then the M5 threaded inserts that hold the pivot balls were epoxied in.

These jigs position the stems to the depths and locations. Just a dollop of body filler holds them well enough for some glass reinforcement with epoxy resin.

 

[choppedtop]

What a crafty guy you are! I have a hard time with a 7 piece jig saw puzzle.