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[Spanky]

These headlight lenses will be installed inside the cab ( interior lights ). When you open the doors , they will light up the car's interior. When you close the doors , they will turn off. Just like a dome light . They will be installed on the interior sides of my hardtop.

In that case, I think tinting them would be a definite plus to help them stand out. What do you think?

 

[DonnyRay]

I will test them before installing them. Many thanks to everyone who has alerted me to this potential problem.

 

[DonnyRay]

Had a mind change & purchased this : A light smoke spray on tint.

 

[DonnyRay]

I didn't like the dark smoke tint so i continued searching until i found the light smoke tint. I plan to use a light gray vinyl upholstery to match my 2 boat seats.

 

[DonnyRay]

Can y'all say MAN CAVE ?? I mounted these headers today 2-26-21.

 

[DonnyRay]

I was going to toss these until the idea , " MAN CAVE " leapt out of my memory storage ( brain ). Here's the new headers i ordered yesterday 2-26-21.

 

[Spanky]

Cool idea, DR! Maybe a big ol' Longhorn steer skull in the middle . . .
Are the new ones Patriots?

 

[DonnyRay]

Don't know what brand the headers are.

 

[DonnyRay]

I ordered these retainer clips from ebay. Everything else was ordered from headwinds. Couldn't complete the headlight conversion without the retainer clips. Headwinds said the clips were unavailable & didn't know when they would be available. Headwinds said other sellers had them & to do a little searching. I lucked out & found them on E -bay. They've been ordered & are being shipped .

 

[DonnyRay]

The new headers are supposed to arrive today 3-3-21. They were purchased from a seller in California.

 

[choppedtop]

They have a stainless look to them. Are the ss or chrome? I have ss on one of my cars and it is harder to keep looking good than is chrome.

 

[Spanky]

If they're chrome, here's a tip: spray the inside of the tubes near the flange with high temp ceramic paint (available at AutoZone), and cure it per the directions on the can. That's what I did, and no bluing yet!

 

[DonnyRay]

The headers are stainless steel. I'm not concerned about the heat discoloration. The discoloration may add to the creepiness of my project " KREEPY THANGS ".

 

[DonnyRay]

I removed the white ropes attached to my rusty old headers & replaced then with steel braces ( brackets ). Had to reposition my door hinge on my driver's door ( widening & modification task ). I'm altering a passenger's door kit to work on the driver's side. Things are moving right along.

 

[DonnyRay]

Thanks for the likes guys.

 

[DonnyRay]

Some more driver's door progress photos :

 

[DonnyRay]

This photo is more recent :

 

[DonnyRay]

Thanks for all the likes everyone.

 

[DonnyRay]

Some photos of my form for my door latch pocket ( recess) : The form is made from m.d.f ( medium density fiberboard ). I sprayed primer over it to soak into the m.d.f.

 

[DonnyRay]

More photos of my door latch pocket's progress : I used a cereal box to make my pattern ( template ). The inked line beside the hole is my next template for the top piece of fiberglass ( the cap that will cover the exposed form ).