After the outer tail light mounting was sorted it was time to plan the new tail
lights, and start cutting.
First, the general idea was tried using masking tape, a ruler and a sharpie.
I tried to position the lights as close to eachother as possible. To achieve this,
the outer tail light was moved slightly inward, and about half an inch up.
In this pic the first hole is cut, and the new piece taped in to try the fit.
A few hours of slow welding and a lot of grinding later, the rear looks like six round tail lights would fit.
I decided on the color for the wagon now. I've been thinking of the look of
the old Volkswagen vans that electricians and the phone company used in the
early seventies. A grayish blue will look surprising when glossy, and look
suitably different from the usual light blue and green metallics these cars
often are painted in. Here's a color sample:
