Question for Bonzo

[drury318]

Bonzo, trying to get my chassis ready for painting but cant decide where headlamp brackets go, how did you decide how far out your`s stuck?


Thanks Dennis

[Bonzo]

Hi Dennis

The book states to suit lights & as I do not as yet have them, I decided to err on the side of caution

Much easier to cut a small amount off rather than try to add a piece in.

I made the oval tube & cut it to 120mm

Having an offcut of 47mm od pipe this was used

I ended up with an overall length of 167mm

Having fitted the front roadwheels 15" X 195 & turning lock to lock, plenty of clearance for a 6" or 7" headlamp unit.

I hope this is of some help to you

[drury318]

That`s great, I will follow your lead, off to the garage I go!
Dennis.

Use a bit of flat oval welded to top rail where the top shock mount is on the chassis...cut the oval tube to 95mm long then weld a piece of 2" diameter tube about 25" deep with a penny washer welded on top. Bolt yer lights to that and jobs a goodun as they say or simples if you are a meerkat!!!

Forgot to say cut one end of the oval tube to same angle the top rail is...think it's a 10degree cut this will have the brackets at right angle to centre line of the car.

[Bonzo]

Nice one Mark

More or less within those measurements then, About 20mm longer

Yes the angle of the cut was 10 degrees

That was from memory as been awhile since properly made one for folk but somewhere near...I gusseted the bracket to top shock mount as well.

[drury318]

Thanks for that, whilst you`re on Mark, did you measure the bonnet bulge for me as regards how high the bulge is and how far back it starts to rise? Dennis