1952 GL update thread

[Luismj]

Beautiful work Pete!

Below other beautiful eyes... Interestingly, the lens is transparent and has the same format as the original 911.





more here:
http://www.singervehicledesign.com/

[Humble]

Glad to see the CF crotch cooler doors are staying can't wait to see them finished.

I was joking around with someone the other day about led lights and turn signals and the thought of led semaphores came to mind. The mix of new tech and old tech seemed like it would really fit your build. Got any plans for leds?

[kuleinc]

Sweet door flaps! I used H4 conversion HIDs in my bug for a while until the voltage drop during low idle warmup blew a ballast... Still trying to find something better, with a decent projector that goes in the buckets easy...

[effvee]

Originally Posted by Luismj

Beautiful work Pete!

Below other beautiful eyes... Interestingly, the lens is transparent and has the same format as the original 911.





more here:
http://www.singervehicledesign.com/

Ah man, this is not a car, this is pure car porn, wow

[petevw]

update:

The carbon crotchcooler flaps have been worked over, test fitted, and are ready for inner paint. Hmmm......black or try and match the body paint?

Headlights are FINALLY ready for install. I've nicknamed them....The Million Dollar Headlights. I've spend an unbelievable amount of hours to build/fab them.
-OEM FX45 projectors are now modded with clear lenses. Really nice cutoff and colour!
-Ditched the generic clear Oval lenses, and sourced early Split clear Hella glass. Had a local Crystal grinding shop grind a pair of notches in each lens. Notches are to clear the trim's adjusting screws like the later glass, so it can all be assembled.
-Wiring for ballast/highbeam solenoid/grounds done.
*needs to be installed in the fender.

Plastic fender beading will be replaced with repopped Split fender cloth welting. Then the headlights get mounted.

Hopefully tommorrow or Friday, i can get my hands on a completed part i've been thinking of for awhile. I won't spill the beans just yet........I'll get pics up.......

later,
Pete

[petevw]

Originally Posted by Humble

I was joking around with someone the other day about led lights and turn signals and the thought of led semaphores came to mind. The mix of new tech and old tech seemed like it would really fit your build. Got any plans for leds?

I may do a LED panel for the small round tailights. Don't want to get rear-ended.
As for the semaphores's lights and solenoids, they are 6V. Is there a 6V LED equivalent of this bulb? hmmm..........

Pete

[Humble]

I think you could find an led bulb that would work just fine as long as you know the bulb size. It might be a little dim if you start with a 12v bulb, but the other option is to build your own with 1.5w or 3w leds.

[ricola]

Not sure the exact voltage but most LEDs operate at only 5V from memory so they would work fine, you couldn't use the off the shelf conversion ones tho as they normally have a built in resistor to drop the voltage down to the correct level and this would be too low with a 6V supply.

[petevw]

These are the specs on the 6V semaphore bulb. Part# N177261 :



Do you guys know of an LED equivalent?

Pete

[CLKWRK]

http://www.ledtronics.com/products/P...px?WP=C296K234
http://www.ledshoponline.com/automot...toon.htm#31smt
they do make them, i saw them in the showroom at automotive warehouse in Niagara on the lake.

[kuleinc]

any pic sof the headlights installed? I have som eprojectors around at work from Bimers but they all look too deep...

[petevw]

Originally Posted by kuleinc

any pic sof the headlights installed? I have som eprojectors around at work from Bimers but they all look too deep...

I'll get a couple pics up tommorrow.

Pete

[petevw]

Got my gloveboxes done. Really happy with how they turned out. No more cardboard.....they are carbon.



I went to pick them up, and he showed me a Kawasaki gas tank he was overlaying in carbon tucked away in the corner of his garage:



So stupid thoughts started racing in my head.........Do the same to the split gas tank? What do you guys think?

Got the headlights together. Opted for the early Hella glass, and had the 2 notched ground into them to fit my housings. Grinding was done by a local Crystal grinding shop.



The slim ballast\igniter\terminal block stuffed in the back of it.



Fired up:

[chug_A_bug]

LOOKS great pete...
anyword on the running boards??
keep the pics coming
Chris.

[NO_H2O]

Love those headlights