Headlight make over TECH

I wanted to put some 36 chevy headlights on my R/PU. I realy dig there shape and i like the lens. The problem is this huge void where they mount on a chevy

 

so here is my tech on how to fix them up first i took a piece of charcoal and rubbed the outer lip

 

then I put my card board on it and rubbed it with a hard object to get my pattern

 

next I cut it out!! stay with me I am doing it thru all the steps like a tech thing

 

then i transfered it to metal and cut that out

 

then i set up a litte round shaped anvil in the vise to form it

 

pounded it out to get the shape i needed

 

ground down the edges of my light clean to weld and removed the old hardware

 

then i tacked my metal cutout in place

 

then i welded it up

 

cleaned up my welds

 

grabed the old junk headlights Grimlock gave me thanks grim

 

drilled and fitted the new hardware

 

now just a skim coated and refinish and these lights will look like they were made to fit on my model A light bar that i cut to make hotrod light stands they will look good with the gill shell I think

 

Maybe there is still something left upstairs after all?

 

not much but I am tryin I went to court today for a fixit ticket LOL guess what its a holiday no court LOL

 

i guess i do crappy tech ???

 

Great post Man.I just picked up a pair of 37 Chevy buckets.Im looking for the benzles, or chrome rings.Do you know of any place I might look? I'll let you know how mine turn out.THANKS
Chuck

 

ey - nice work man - thank for this post!!

 

I really enjoyed this tech. How much trial and error did it take before you were happy with the curves in the metal?

 

it took a while and had to trim the pieces a few times to fit nice I also used the hardware and clamped the pieces in to form the right curve

 

Thanks, nice work, I like that a LOT! (Why I wanna learn to weld and metal fab.) Like that grille shell too. The car's really gonna look good.

 

Creative thinking. Thanks for taking the time to share your pics and post this. It's not easy to throw a tech article together. I haven't taken the time yet. I applaud you for the great post. I like the shape of those lights too!

 

excellent tech post. thanks.

 

Slazzen, you're so dreamy! I love the lights, it is gonna be bitchen! (in my best mullet talk)

 

You said "rubbed it with a hard object."
That's funny.

 

I have seen these on a few cars but none have taken the time to do them right they just weld them to a piece of tubeing or bolt them down improperly I figured it was worth it to get the look i want and it was a learning prosess to do the tech thing too made me take a look at some of the simple stuff that gets passed over like rubbing with a hard object I know you liked that Nads