Enterra "Dark Shadow" Restore Thread (Page 19/65)
Archie JAN 14, 07:54 PM
Some progress on the tail lights today.





These are going to look a lot better than the '80's econo box stuff.

Archie

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Patrick JAN 14, 09:05 PM

Back on page three there was discussion regarding the color of the back panel. Seeing as how the trim around the new lights is black, it would seem to me that the rear panel should stay white now.

With the black trim around the lights and bumper being changed to black, I think there'll be enough contrast to look really sharp with the white body.

This thread is great. We all get to enjoy the process without having to pay for the restoration.
troyboy JAN 14, 09:42 PM
And as for you Patrick....

That hurt j/k but mama is worth it

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Patrick JAN 14, 10:13 PM

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And as for you Patrick....

That hurt j/k but mama is worth it



Troy, since I have your attention...

I wanted to mention that I have a special interest in this particular car. Bill's a friend of mine and I had a chance to buy this Enterra from him long before you got your mitts on it. Although I love the Enterra Vipre (due to both its looks and its Canadian connection*), I basically turned it down because there's just no way I wanted a T-top car here on the we(s)t coast. (And I suspected it was going to be a much bigger restoration job than I could reasonably handle.)

However, it's obviously in the right hands. When I see what Archie and his boys are doing, I know this beautiful car is going to turn out great!

(*Enterra Vipres were originally assembled just five minutes from where I live.)
troyboy JAN 18, 07:34 AM

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Archie JAN 18, 01:32 PM
Still not 100% done with the tail lights yet. Kris has been home sick 2 days this week, but these should be done Monday.

Here we are building up the floors of the pockets & you can see a notch on the bottom & top. That notch is there to allow bolting both parts of each light together. The outboard light bolts in thru the back & is deeper than the inboard light. The inboard light has 2 little screws that originally fastened the two lights to each other. The inboard light also has 2 little screws that hold it's inboard end into the back of the pocket. It's taken a bit of planning to figure out how to attach the lights to the car & to each other so that they don't break or move out of alignment over a period of time.





Now with the rear facia off of the car again, Kris has made the last of the parts that make the pocket & has glassed the inside of the pockets.






In these pics. he is glassing the back side of the pockets. We also had to make a new mount in the center because the new tail light pockets eliminated the original mounting.







You may have noticed in earlier posts that tail light assemblies have a little bit of an arc in their mounting. Maybe 3/16" of an inch.

Here we are building up the mounting surface of the panel to allow for that curve.

You can see the arc here.





Here are the brackets for mounting the inboard part of the lights. They will be fiberglassed in.





I'll post some pics of the backsides of the lights later & you'll see what the 2 notches are for.

Archie

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troyboy JAN 19, 02:15 PM
looking good

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Archie JAN 22, 12:12 AM








Archie
madcurl JAN 22, 01:18 AM

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Archie



Refreshingly beautiful.
madcurl JAN 25, 12:51 PM
I bored. Please excite me.