:help: I am in need of the front head light buckets. Any leads would be appreciated.. Thanks
Kerby...I don't have any, but if you have some and they are just badly rusted, I can tell you a trick way to repair them.
Rich
Thanks but these are rotted completely out. All that would be salvagable would be the flat ring that mounts to the fender
worse than these? Second pic is a few days later..no welding and no fiberglass.
Unfortunately yes. a lot worse. I do think you did an impressive repair on the one in the photo.
Thanks..what you are looking at in the first photo is a walmart bag filled with wet sand and packed tight, held in place with a piece of cardboard taped around the edges. The wet sand will allow you to reform the lace-thin metal to it's proper shape. The tube next to the pod is por-15 "por-patch". It's a thickened version of the regular por-15. About 4 coats with a 5 or 6 hour drying time in between. A little sanding with a small disc sander, a final coat of por-15, and you end up with something so strong rapping it with your knucles can't tell the difference between the solid metal and the repaired area. Being por-15 pretty much ensures it's a permanent repair. Keep the repair area in as much a horizontal position as you can when applying the por patch to minimize runs.
It sounds like yours are too far gone for this proceedure, but maybe this will help someone else.
Rich
Rich I did a similar thing with the head light buckets on my 36. They were holed a little more then yours, sand blasted them inside and out, smeared bondo on the outside with a bag of sand on the inside of the bucket, after it kicked pulled the bag and did a heavy smear on the inside. Sanded the outside to shape, smoothed the inside, painted the inside and of course the outside and that repair has been in place since 1976. That car has spent much of it's life outdoors and they are still as good as the day I finished them.
Yup, my 36 Chevy with a 351C/FMX/Granada 8"/Must II front suspension.
Great Idea. I will keep in mind. Thanks for the info. I am sure it will come in handy down the road..
Do you need just the buckets or also the retaining rings and springs? I am sure I have a set as I have parted out several cars. Let me know and we will make arraignments.
Send me a Pm with headlight's as subject.
Bill
Thanks Partsman, I located and ordered a set from a company last night..I appreciate your response..