Topic: headlight removal
in Forum: C3 Body
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Vman73 said:
Bill, thank you for finding an alternate method of getting the HL doors out !! Hope that helps you get done what you needed. Please give your header bar a good inspection. As I mentioned earlier, the header bar on these cars likes to pop loose. If yours needs some attention, now is the time to do it prior new paint.
BillHanna said:
Success! I was able to remove the headlight assembly by just removing the six bolts holding the shafts at the back of the assembly. With a little twist, there was plenty of room to get it out through the headlight frame. I have no idea how I'll get the bolts back in, particularly at the outside end. My fat hands barely fit back there!
Vman73 said: Bill, certainly worth a shot but I don’t think there is enough side to side clearance in the hood surround opening to allow the door to be removed from the frame support without dropping it. I could be wrong, you might have come across an easier way !! Let me know if it works.
John
Success! I was able to remove the headlight assembly by just removing the six bolts holding the shafts at the back of the assembly. With a little twist, there was plenty of room to get it out through the headlight frame. I have no idea how I'll get the bolts back in, particularly at the outside end. My fat hands barely fit back there!
Thanks for your help, John.
Bill, thank you for finding an alternate method of getting the HL doors out !! Hope that helps you get done what you needed. Please give your header bar a good inspection. As I mentioned earlier, the header bar on these cars likes to pop loose. If yours needs some attention, now is the time to do it prior new paint.
I didn't notice any issues with the header bar. Everything seems tight.
I did find that the hood was cracked around the passenger side hinge. I cleaned it up and fiber-glassed it. It looks like someone tried to fix it with Bondo at one time. . .
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Bill, glad to hear you’re on your way and your header bar looks good. Bondo to fix anything near a hinge mount is not going to last very long. Hope you glass job holds up. Let me know if you have any further problems in that area, I have a fix I can share with you. The hood on my car had been ripped of the car by the original owner, something about an open hood and a garage door that didn’t end well.
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cinor said: Man! I removed mine for a body off resto and I don't remember it being a big deal, but on that note I don't remember just the steps I took to do it either, geez old age is crappy!
Hey Cindy good to hear from you, how goes your restoration ?? I’m still waiting for the C3VR Annual Gathering to be in the Great White North so we can have a body back on frame party at your place !! Stella still smiles when she remembers you and your daughter in Tacoma when she puts on her “Bunny Hug” !!
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Hello my fellow Washington friend
I have been keeping tabs on everyone, I am hoping that they will seriously consider canada one day as an option for a gathering. I have a picture of my resto on the facebook page as I could never get pictures to post on this site. guess you will have to do a friend request if your on facebook , I don't contribute much to facebook, but put an occasional post of my resto on there.
It is white here today, so the bunny hugs are now under coats for our winter duds.
Say Hi to Stella for me and Sara
|UPDATED|10/26/2017 6:45:18 AM (AZT)|/UPDATED|
I have been keeping tabs on everyone, I am hoping that they will seriously consider canada one day as an option for a gathering. I have a picture of my resto on the facebook page as I could never get pictures to post on this site. guess you will have to do a friend request if your on facebook , I don't contribute much to facebook, but put an occasional post of my resto on there.
It is white here today, so the bunny hugs are now under coats for our winter duds.
Say Hi to Stella for me and Sara
|UPDATED|10/26/2017 6:45:18 AM (AZT)|/UPDATED|
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