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    Headlight bar mounting tips?

     



    From To Center it up drill some holes? Fendered 3 window.

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    Have some more work to do first but getting there.

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    Looks good! Goin' with fenders or without?

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    With but I need to mount the light bar..
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    Dropped headlight bar, fender to fender. Speedway has one - 1932 Dropped Stainless Headlight Bar - Speedway Motors, America's Oldest Speed Shop
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    I have the bar bolts and gaskets on order,should be here Wednesday.ANY mounting Tips?How far from grill?Center it and drill?
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    Measure twice.. drill once!

    As it spans across it will find it's own center, but, you need to verify each side is the same distance to the frame etc. etc. OH, and place some painters tape under the mounting points so you can use a pencil and place marks for hole centers and to protect the paint while drilling the holes.

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    I assume you have the stock style fender braces that you can bolt the light bar to (although I cant see a brace bolt head on the fender). I would never just bolt the light bar directly to a fender, especially a fiberglass one.

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    Like Mick says, the braces from frame to fender provide a common mounting hole for the headlight bar. If you're starting from the top you want the headlight bar to just clear the grill bars, I'd mount it maybe 1/4" to 3/8" away. Then with your bar fixed mount the under fender braces to the fender to get your frame mounting points for the braces. Be sure that your fenders are aligned to the exact same height side to side before you start or everything can be off. Ford used big holes and smaller bolts at all the mount points to support alignment, but you can be sure the alignment's right, then drill right sized holes and tighten everything up.
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    Are you planning on painting the frame yellow to match the fenders, or maybe the fenders black to match the frame (not sure about that way...) or keeping it "different" with yellow body & fenders and black frame?
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    For sure put fender braces on it, or else the headlights and bar will just tear off anything over 10 mph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


    Quote Originally Posted by lurker mick View Post
    I assume you have the stock style fender braces that you can bolt the light bar to (although I cant see a brace bolt head on the fender). I would never just bolt the light bar directly to a fender, especially a fiberglass one.

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    The plan is to paint the frame yellow.
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    I can relate to a yellow frame . .
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    As can I!


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