Headlight Stands

Besides other things, I made some headlight stands out of scraps. I tried the lights at every height and depth possible, coming up with this. Pretty low but so is the chopped grill. This height looks as good as it gets for this car.

Those "other things" include making a spring spacer to raise the frame 5/8" up and to put the spring on a 6-degree tilt so it matches the front axle. I made the spacer out of scrap and beveled it on the disc sander. It is rather crude, but it's strong and does the job out of sight. The only problem now is the axle can still top out on the frame under bumpy conditions. I can't raise the car higher or it will look stupid, so I may have to notch the frame above the axle as it is currently notched for the spring. You can see the spring notch in the picture below, as well as the headlight mount.




Plus, I finally waxed the convertible. And I took a picture. And I like the picture. So I posted the picture..!