Oh, and this project cost me in an unexpected manor - all that rust dust I inhaled because I didn't always wear a mask has had me down the past 3 days so far with a horrible cough and little sleep. Live and learn!
1 year ago | 1
Oh, and this project cost me in an unexpected manor - all that rust dust I inhaled because I didn't always wear a mask has had me down the past 3 days so far with a horrible cough and little sleep. Live and learn!
1 year ago | 1
2020 Hot Shot Trucking LLC
One of the realities of buying an older truck that spent part of it's life in the rust belt is dealing with corroded hardware. While home in between trips I decided to tackle the tail light assembly.
There really wasn't much holding those lights in place and I had one light that came unplugged twice on my last trip.
I had bought a pallet of scrap steel at an auction last year and in that pile was some 10" X 3" X 1/4" C-channel - perfect for this project.
I welded the ends closed with some 3 X 1.5" angle, and welded on some flat bar to the top and bottom to create a 1/4" thick flange all the way around. Drilled and tapped for 10-32 screws and made a galvanized cover for the rear.
I used some 3/16" weather stripping for gasket material, wired up the new lights with new wire, pigtails, heat shrink wire ties and wire loom.
Stainless screws with blue loctite - I don't expect to have to remove the rear cover as the lights can be pushed in and removed from the bushings.
1 year ago | [YT] | 1