1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build

[Patcon]

I bought the firewall pad from Zcardepot. I haven't looked at it very close yet, but it looks like it will work ok.

I have been working on the mounting cap screws. Some are missing and some are damaged. I bought a bottom tap so I could chase the threads. Then I forced some of the damaged caps out and pulled new SS acorn nuts using a bolt I found in the random bolt drawer

 

 So I have an issue with one of the JDM tail lights!

I was trying to figure out why there was grunge in the turn signal section of the lens. Well this might do it!

 

So I need to figure out what to do. I thought about just snapping the yellow section of the lens off and re-epoxying it. My concern is I don't want to end up with 5 or 6 pieces. I am not sure I can get the seam clean enough to glue with breaking it off. I thought about trying to cut a seam at the clear lens but don't want to lose the blade thickness. I have a commercial plastic welder but I think that will just make a mess. I would hate to have to scrap these tail lights and start over. I don't think the horizontal joint will be very noticeable because of the chrome trim bar.

Ideas??

[dutchzcarguy]

9 minutes ago, Patcon said:

Ideas??

For your resto?  i would sell some spare parts and buy some new (copy's) of the rear lights.  They are a bit lighter i think then the new originals but a very nice solution..  you can always restore the old ones and sell 'm sheap.. (with some polyester.)

[Patcon]

Or I could repair these and drop them in and buy newer ones later if it bothers me. But I could drive the car sooner using these...

[Mark Maras]

I'd break it off and super glue it.

[siteunseen]

47 minutes ago, Mark Maras said:

I'd break it off and super glue it.

Somebody posted this stuff a day or so ago. It's close to what my dentist uses on my teeth. Amazing how it works at the dentist and now that I can jb weld my teeth myself no more white coat anxiety and a lot less money.

[Patcon]

I have some 2 part jb weld epoxy that is very clear when cured. It will probably be my product to try. I may give it a shot tomorrow while cooking a brisket .

[Patcon]

So I remembered another box in the shop...

Looks like these came out of Australia in 2017...

But they have their own issues. Something got spilled on them and it dissolved the lens

So I figured what the heck. Some 320 -> 400 -> 800 -> 1500 paper

Then the buffer

I also have this box of US tail lights. The lamp housings all have the same part number. So I have 3 or 4 of each side. So I can pick the best of the lot to make a complete set.

Also, here are some pictures of the felts in the bottom of the housing that John mentioned

I would still like to know who have the jig for flattening tail lights flanges.

@siteunseen

Come on dude, where's the Google Fu?

[Captain Obvious]

3 hours ago, Patcon said:

I would still like to know who have the jig for flattening tail lights flanges.

@siteunseen

Come on dude, where's the Google Fu?

I suspect our resident librarian is too cold... Huddled up in a chair in front of the space heater with a warm fireball?

Let me cover for him on this one:

https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/35919-new-challenge-anyone-had-warped-tail-light-flanges-before/#comment-644526

 

[siteunseen]

My computer is 'frozen up'

Edited December 24, 2022 by siteunseen

[Captain Obvious]

Haha! Try to stay warm, my friend!!   

[Patcon]

Question:

I have a gas flap for the filler neck.

Does it go between the filler neck and the gas ring or the filler neck and the car body?

[jonbill]

I took the remains of one off recently, and I'm sure it was between the ring and the neck.