nish Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Sorry about the title, I couldn't resist. I posted to show off what I feel is a cheap, easy, and attractive taillight mod. I'll start with the disclaimer that this is not my original idea. I got it from Brian Holdeman. I was already wild about round taillights then I saw his car on zcar.com. I had to know what he used, so I emailed him. He was nice enough to share what he had done. This is my interpretation of his idea. The lights are from a 70-73 Camaro. I got mine off Ebay for $40 in great shape. This pic shows how the lights come as a complete unit that is easy to mount. You can also see how I mounted the stock wiring harness. I cut in new socket holes with a dremel. These are the custom steel panels the clusters mount to. Four 1/4" bolts fasten them to the body. Here are the holes that make the clusters removable from the inside. It is a pretty tight fit, but you don't need to remove them often. Now with panels bolted/riveted in. I used fiberglass filler to fillet around the new panels. This should help bond the panels to the car and hopefully not crack. At this point you could pound on the middle of the panels and get only a dead thud. I also took this opportunity to give myself four 1/4' license plate bolts. Bodywork done and ready for paint (which I royally screwed up) The finished product Another shot A nice 3/4 view just for good measure Let me know what you think. Thanks, Nish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poundz9oh9 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Great Work!! I love the ideo of the round tail lights as well. Maybe I'll grab hold of my "pair" and try to hack the rear of my Z someday for the same type treatment.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Great Work!! I love the ideo of the round tail lights as well. Maybe I'll grab hold of my "pair" and try to hack the rear of my Z someday for the same type treatment.... lol poundz i think your Z has to much camaro in it as it is but very cool job! love it. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskrat Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Beautiful work! And welcome to hybridz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Looks great. Just looking at the lights, I had no idea what they were... but when they're on the car, I can see camaro all the way. The lines are close, so it looks the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Very nice!!! Great work taking the idea to fruition!! Oh...and welcome to HZ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poundz9oh9 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 lol poundz i think your Z has to much camaro in it as it is but very cool job! love it Bwah, I was thinking more Skyline esque on the rear........ Maybe I should just buy a camaro though huh ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Good, clean job. Thanks for sharing this with us. BTW, this is the king of the "tail light" threads: http://hybridz.org/nuke/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=11275 and it would be great to have this information posted to it as well, just to keep all this related data on one string for future searches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staledale Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Hi NISH, Nice job, where in Pa are ya? I'd like to see them in person. I'm looking for ideas for my roadster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nish Posted October 20, 2004 Author Share Posted October 20, 2004 Thank you all for your encouragement and welcome to the forum. I've been a lurker for over a year now, wouldn't want anyone accusing me of not using search. I'm in southern Butler county if anyone ever wants to swing by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 That looks awesome, great fab. work!!! Reminds me of the Ken Mary Skyline tail lights. Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Great work! I love that look and the 'style' of the lights and bezels match the car so well. I think that is due to the fact that they are from the same time period. Doesn't make the car look too modern. I have some other thoughts but I will start another thread on the MISC forum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 73Turbo240z Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 good execution on the bodywork itself... but the amount of real estate you picked up by going to such small tail lights is not sitting well with me... the recessed thing is cool, but they just seem dwarfed by the rear of the car.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagz Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Awwww, man! I thought I was going to be original with those lights. I bought a pair of '70 Camaro taillight housings at a swap meet two years ago for my Velo Rossa project. Haven't installed 'em yet. Anyway, the lights look great on your Z. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I saw one of those camaros today and thought about your car... very cool, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vince Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I like the look, its very clean. Round tailights are starting to grow on me. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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