Nice work Kelico. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product.
I always wnoder where the original moulds went for these things. I always imagine them sitting on a shelf in a dark corner of a warehouse collecting dust.
Did GM cast these themselves back n the 60's? Or did they sub the lenses/trim pieces out?
kelico said
Aug 29, 2013
you know.. I looked into that exact thing and I had missed the boat by about 3 years on getting the information on who did the castings for gm Canada. I was told that ALL that microfiche information was sent to GM USA.. so.. you can almost guarantee that its no longer in existence.
Maybe someone back east was around to tell about who did the work..
hopeful
66canbuilt said
Aug 30, 2013
looking good so far Kelly , keep us updated
kelico said
Aug 30, 2013
work keeps cutting into my "shop time" at home... damn 14 hour days...
DALE3_3 said
Sep 6, 2013
LOOKS LIKE YOUR MAKING SOME PROGRESS!!!
JUST GOT MY RE CHROMED REAR BUMPER TODAY!!!
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU MAKING THESE FOR IT!!!!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!! MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE A VACATION TO SPEND MORE TIME ON YOUR HOBBY
-- Edited by DALE3_3 on Thursday 13th of February 2014 01:27:37 AM
Scottw said
Jun 9, 2015
I have seemed to have misplaced mine, and the car is finished and on the road with holes in the bumper.
I would like to find some replacements soon.
Any update?
kelico said
Jun 10, 2015
Hi guys.. sorry for the lack of interest these days. been working a ton and being dad takes up most of the rest of the time.
I have some housings that might be OK for you if you'd like I can send one out to you and you can decide if you like or not.
send me a PM and your address etc..
I haven't even looked at them for months.. but I do know I have about 4 cast that look ok.. but I don't have wires and sockets etc..
was part of the never ending search for correct stuff.
Kelly
jmont64 said
Jun 10, 2015
Scottw wrote:
I have seemed to have misplaced mine, and the car is finished and on the road with holes in the bumper.
I would like to find some replacements soon.
Any update?
Wow if you were doing work to your car you should have those lights stored in a vault. Tough to replace.
So I've Got a pretty decent housing now, and believe it or not, I got the studs out!!! They are a pretty funky
looking stud too.
i hope to do some body work on it and the mould it in the next couple weeks.
also there is a photo of a GTO light and Beaumont beside each other
-- Edited by kelico on Thursday 25th of July 2013 12:20:43 AM
but heres what I've got so far
newest update on the ONE that I'm restoring to mold.
starting the body work on it this weekend... hopefully..
blasted it today to get most of the chrome off.. really exposed the cracking in them.. also the "nutserts" inside the housing for the lens screws
Wow those things are fragile! Good stuff!
I always wnoder where the original moulds went for these things. I always imagine them sitting on a shelf in a dark corner of a warehouse collecting dust.
Did GM cast these themselves back n the 60's? Or did they sub the lenses/trim pieces out?
Maybe someone back east was around to tell about who did the work..
hopeful
looking good so far Kelly , keep us updated
LOOKS LIKE YOUR MAKING SOME PROGRESS!!!
JUST GOT MY RE CHROMED REAR BUMPER TODAY!!!
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU MAKING THESE FOR IT!!!!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!! MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE A VACATION TO SPEND MORE TIME ON YOUR HOBBY
DALE
ANY NEW NEWS KELICO???
HOW ARE THEY COMING ALONG???
DALE
-- Edited by DALE3_3 on Thursday 13th of February 2014 01:27:37 AM
I would like to find some replacements soon.
Any update?
I have some housings that might be OK for you if you'd like I can send one out to you and you can decide if you like or not.
send me a PM and your address etc..
I haven't even looked at them for months.. but I do know I have about 4 cast that look ok.. but I don't have wires and sockets etc..
was part of the never ending search for correct stuff.
Kelly
Wow if you were doing work to your car you should have those lights stored in a vault. Tough to replace.