Quote Originally Posted by joeybsyc
I'm quickly accumulating a stockpile of pieces and parts I don't need.
Welcome to hot rodding!!! Do this enough years and you end up with enough stuff to build another car!!

I missed this the first time around because of the storm and power failure. Though its too late for your situation, one other thought for anyone who might stumble across this at some later date. Basically what looks "wrong" with most of the billet parts is the "square" edges. A quasi period look could result from taking a non-plated bracket/light combo like Pat has and rounding off the edges. Then a nice smoothing and polish so it has a near chrome look, or painting it for blend or contrast. Bye bye billet look. This would work for other parts, e.g. alt brackets, mirror bases, etc.