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Bretto Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:12 am Post subject: Headlight guards |
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Can someone measure the stock of the headlight guard and the gap between the headlight and the guard?
Thanks _________________ Brett
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RICKG Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:40 am Post subject: |
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Stock is .312 dia.
Aprox 1.312 fom headlite-(depending on your adjustment of the
cans/lamp)_
More accurately, 3.75" total finished ht of part .
Important to note that theyre not a single rad but elliptical.
Mine are not stock but made by MWM.
Sounds like a nice little project for a blustery day like today.. _________________ keep 'em rollin'
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:52 am Post subject: |
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Rick,
Do you have a them off? If so, would it be possible to get a pic of them straight on, laying flat, tabs pointing up then one side shot of the tabs pointing up?
Thanks for the info already.
I got my license plate bracket almost ready. I'll post some pics later _________________ Brett
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RICKG Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:57 am Post subject: |
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No they're not off but that's a 2 min job. I've gotta work with my
mules this AM but will get back to ya with fotos this PM. _________________ keep 'em rollin'
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:53 am Post subject: |
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I thought 5/16 (.312) might be a bit much to man handle but I had some 3/8 (.375) junk in the garage and just came up with this in the bench vise. I think with a good pic I can make a pattern to bend them to shape. Then heat and hammer the ends flat, drill and bend them 90*.
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RICKG Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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You're dang close man.. Here's what i came up with..[img][/img]
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Rick.
Looks like 1/4" graph paper. That should help to. _________________ Brett
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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I printed out the pic Rick post up so that the squares were right at 1/4" and went to work.
Instead of fouling these rods up by hammering the ends flat and work hardening them. Then possibly breaking the ends off bending them 90*, I am going to cut them down to length then weld on some flat tabs for the mounts.
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RICKG Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:47 am Post subject: |
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Nice bends. I can see how you could break off the tabs unless
you had a heavy press. I've not seen a set of originals-does
someone here know if they're bent of welded tabs??
Just curious.. _________________ keep 'em rollin'
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:55 am Post subject: |
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All the ones I've ever seen are bent. I'm sure from a manufacturing aspect, it only made sense to press and bend _________________ Brett
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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All done, they just need paint!
Thanks RickG.
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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Nice work-i dont think the slotted screws are correct are they??
Mine are the 1/4-20 (?) recessed head hex bolts. _________________ keep 'em rollin'
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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Ya I think you are right on the hex heads. I just threw em up there for the pic. _________________ Brett
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! Those look great! I have the slotted screws on my M38 lamp guards, but who knows if those are original or a field expedient job. |
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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ORD 9 shows them being hex head bolts.
Thanks for the compliments. _________________ Brett
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