Guess what I am making

[enjenjo]

Just started today, more parts to make yet.

[Flipper]

shock mounts/headlight mounts?

[phat46]

well I see you made a pair of them...handlebars?  

[Charlie Chops 1940]

Nurf bars?

[jaybee]

New handles for your wheelchair?

[enjenjo]

They are headlight stands.  I still have to make some more parts, then assemble them. More to come.

[wayne petty]

i was thinking headlight mounts also...  

how come you did not carve a deep keyway into the shaft with steps on both sides that have a dovetail edge...

/_  _\
,,,X

X is the deep keyway for the wires.. the dovetail to hold the stainless cover is /_ _\


so you could stash the wiring inside the groove like door hinges..  and cover the opening with a strip on the bottom side of the curve.


just a thought from the sidelines..

[enjenjo]

so you could stash the wiring inside the groove like door hinges

A couple reasons. First this is an old style hot rod, and they were not done that way. Second, this car is getting Model A headlights that are set up for a conduit.

[enjenjo]

Todays parts. I drilled and tapped a hole in the headlight socket, and threaded the end of the light bar. This is screwed together. The other end of the light bar is turned down, and fits in a socket on the frame bracket. It's held there with a set screw. After all the angles are set, I'll weld it all together, and finish the welds.

[enjenjo]

Done.

[Carnut]

Heh, heh, that does bring back memories of 1965 and the headlight posts that were on my coupe, only mine were made from the original headlight bar just heated and bent and a strap welded on the end to bolt to my frame.

And the Model A headlights hanging out on the end of the bar bent out like that would 'really' shake down bumpy roads.

As soon as I found some aluminum posts and small headlights the old Model A's were gone, I never had any use for them and folks think of them as 'Nostalgic' now.

[39deluxe]

Lookin' good. How does it look with the lights mounted?

Tom