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handyhands · 01-06-2018, 10:33 PM

I want to put 32-37 Ford tail lights on my Ad. Anyone that has done this how did you attach them? Pictures would be great.

torchlight · 01-06-2018, 11:33 PM

I used those on my 53. Sorry, I don't have any good pictures of the inside of the cutout in the stake pocket where the lights are mounted. We did two nuts for the mounting screws welded to the backside/inside of holes in the curved cutout "plate." There is also a hole for the wiring to pass through, of course.

MARTINSR · 01-07-2018, 12:53 PM

Daaaaaamn that's a nice looking truck! You did an outstanding job on that baby!

Brian

**mongocanfly** · 01-07-2018, 12:59 PM

very slick work on the lights...the little running board between rear fender and bumper is a nice touch.....was that low hole in the fender a woopsie?

mr48chev · 01-07-2018, 05:50 PM

Nice work on the lights and that is one clean truck.

torchlight · 01-08-2018, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Daaaaaamn that's a nice looking truck! You did an outstanding job on that baby!

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Originally Posted by mr48chev

Nice work on the lights and that is one clean truck.

Hey, thanks guys! I can personally take credit for the build ideas only. I was fortunate to have access to a group of incredibly talented guys in Minnesota who helped turn those ideas into reality. They deserve all the credit for their amazing craftsmanship, and I'm thankful for each one of those guys every time I hop into the truck!

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

very slick work on the lights...the little running board between rear fender and bumper is a nice touch.....was that low hole in the fender a woopsie?

Haha, yeah, kind of a woopsie there. That was where I originally wanted the gas filler, but once it was cut in and on the truck with all the other sheet metal, I looked at it for a good 20 minutes and decided it needed to be further up on the fender. I hated to make the change because it required more work, but ultimately I felt it needed to be "just right" and might as well go ahead and do it before the paint went on. I might have had a couple of those kind of woopsies as the truck went together...

01-06-2018, 10:33 PM	#1
handyhands Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: madison, NC Posts: 81	Tail lights on Ad I want to put 32-37 Ford tail lights on my Ad. Anyone that has done this how did you attach them? Pictures would be great.

01-06-2018, 11:33 PM	#2
torchlight Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Pella, IA Posts: 316	Re: Tail lights on Ad I used those on my 53. Sorry, I don't have any good pictures of the inside of the cutout in the stake pocket where the lights are mounted. We did two nuts for the mounting screws welded to the backside/inside of holes in the curved cutout "plate." There is also a hole for the wiring to pass through, of course. __________________ Build Thread: "Marvin" (1953 3100)

01-07-2018, 12:53 PM	#3
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,001	Re: Tail lights on Ad Daaaaaamn that's a nice looking truck! You did an outstanding job on that baby! Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

01-07-2018, 12:59 PM	#4
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,578	Re: Tail lights on Ad very slick work on the lights...the little running board between rear fender and bumper is a nice touch.....was that low hole in the fender a woopsie? __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

01-07-2018, 05:50 PM	#5
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,262	Re: Tail lights on Ad Nice work on the lights and that is one clean truck. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

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