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Joes924Racer · Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:50 am Post subject: Headlight mechanism

I tried to be careful though it happened the springs became dislodged
in the headlight mechanism. If i could get a picture of how one side has the spring in place maybe i could get it from there. Is the spring under tension, The last piece of the linkage slips on to the head light inbetween the 2 prongs and the spring is supposed to slip on to the linkage piece this all held on by a plastic bushing that slides over the headlight holding bracket. Heres a pic of the pieces I assume there
a left hand spring and a right hand one.

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mikebola · Joined: 07 Sep 2009 Posts: 361 Location: Parkside, PA

Oh wow, I had no idea the springs could come back off...
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:22 pm Post subject:

I need a picture.
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mikebola · Joined: 07 Sep 2009 Posts: 361 Location: Parkside, PA

if nobody comes forward with a pic, I'll get you one tomorrow evening. I have an extra one sitting around in my shop.
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joejax · Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:30 pm Post subject:

Hey Joe, are you not going with the CGT headlight cover thingamajigs?
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Uhhh...you got any pics?

Joes924Racer · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:04 am Post subject:

Yea I guess though I need to get these headlights together if not
4 anything else then to put them in the other car.

* I need a pic. posted up of the assembly of my first pic
I posted. Please.
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:18 am Post subject:

Im wondering if theres ternsion of the spring that can only be reached with the jig mentioned in Haynes. I found a schematic that shows which side is up on the spring and thats about it. I think it cant be done am I wrong here. Com-on give me some help here. Though is designing and making fiberglass buckets what I want. ........... I think so.
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Rattlinbone · Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 265 Location: Seattle, WA

I'm having trouble with my headlight mechanism as well. I'm watching this thread to see if Mr. Joe924Racer figures it out. I don't think the Haynes manual has been much help. What about the big, fancy professional shop manual for this car, is there something in that that might help figure out how to get this put together properly?
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Harm · Joined: 02 Apr 2009 Posts: 1378 Location: Holland

Joes924Racer · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 2:49 am Post subject:

Hi all. So Im hoping this post gets kicked a picture today from
someone. The parts are waiting.
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Grenadiers · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 2:50 am Post subject:

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Joes924Racer · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:57 am Post subject:

Outstanding. Cheers to the holidays.

Ill have to see how much tension is on the springs hence the doable
without a jig part.
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 6:42 am Post subject:

Grenadiers, man just wanted to thank you for posting thoe great pics.
Ive printed them out and am seing bout laying out the parts and getting them together just like in your pics. Thanks buddy want a life saver.
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:24 pm Post subject:

Seems Ive got it ,after placing everything like in the pics &
using a bar clamp I was able improvise a jig to set everything.

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Joes924Racer · Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:46 am Post subject:

How bout a pic of the springs location in the closed position
from anyone... you know the spring in the headlight mechanism
theres one on each side right by the inside attaching points.

Gren a diers buddy did you slap those together really quicke,
I solved the puzzle and put them together like in your pics
and guess what they wouldnt fit... seems the headlights need to be switched from side to side in other words there upside down.

I switched sides

installed them

adjusted them

Theres a problem theyll only go down to almost closed with the motor
(Im thinking the springs upside down and the tension is the wrong way.)
Resulting in them not closing.Ill have to reverse the tension of the spring
I guess.... its all trial and error.

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1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
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