quote:Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
Gary, dude, are you aware of what is involved in going to your plan?
Seriously, the single shaft is part of the bearing assembly for the pop-up design.
You are going to be stuck there for YEARS and all you are doing is re-inventing the wheel.
I think that you should seriously reconsider.
PD, Some one has to re-invent the wheel. It won't be a bid deal. I have the motors, the pipe is already gone. I am going to stop by the bearing store and source a real bearing for the lights. I did several things like this when I restored the MGB. I am really approaching this more as a custom car. As deep as I am into the restoration project now is the time and it really isn't that hard. I try to use common parts such as headlight motors from late model common cars.
Some of the other changes to the car will include an electric pull down trunk latch. Aftermarket wipper motors (common and well built and domestically available) power steering, and on and on. I am even putting in a air cooled oil system ducted through the left side of the car....with fans. People say air coolers don't work you have to use the oil coolers which use coolant. Frankly I don't want to so I am going to use a fan sourced air system from the left vent window. If it doesn't work, I'll know better but I have wrench, cutter, welder and I am psycho so we'll see what happens. You know what that means? Gas tank moved to the right side which means built from scratch.
G