Grant Hughes Godlike Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
Banned Senior Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
There are no nite stages if you keep up...but an old Volvo with an even older co-driver.... 
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Sean Medcroft Elite Moderator Location: Edmonds, Washington Join Date: 02/12/2009 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,802 Rally Car: Building a Merkur |
Sean Medcroft Elite Moderator Location: Edmonds, Washington Join Date: 02/12/2009 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,802 Rally Car: Building a Merkur |
Here is mine. William cut me the curved parts, they have slotted holes at the end that slide under 2 bolts on each side. The bar is 1" square tube I contoured to the bumper. The lights are cheap harbor freight lights with good quality Sylvania silver star bulbs (which cost more than the lights) I am happy with them. pointed to outside ones across to the other side for corner illumination.
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Banned Senior Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
Looks nice, but your "TOW" arrow points at the light bracket....I'd paint the real tow hooks orange or something just in case. You also need a front license plate if Washinton tagged and probably most other states. Not a tech issue btw. I hadn't actually looked at a schedule. If they have 60 cars people will be running in the dark for sure and it may be raining, so forgetting my joke at JVLs age this should be an important project. When I first started we used 2 KC Daylighters and 2 flood style from the local log truck supplier. The KCs lost a lot of bulbs. Vibration or too hot or just a long time ago and material issues... Mount them higher than lower if possible. You can even partially stack them. Crowd 2 lower lites a little bit and then mount 2 pencils slightly above. |
Sean Medcroft Elite Moderator Location: Edmonds, Washington Join Date: 02/12/2009 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,802 Rally Car: Building a Merkur |
Jorden Godlike Moderator Location: Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA, Terra, Sol, Milky Way Join Date: 01/24/2006 Posts: 372 Rally Car: whichever one i happen to be driving at the time |
My GhettoFabâ„¢ lightbar. Made from a '91 Escort Pony bumper, bolts up to my mazdogs also. The bumper is plastic, not metal.
This is the back view. Not really a fast/easy removal. Probably easier to actually swap bumpers, it's only 6 bolts. 
basically, just a chunk of angle, welded to some chunks of square tubing. solid enough, but there IS some noticeable vibration, mostly because the plastic bumper is, well, plastic. 
The first iteration of it. I used some KC's from Autozone with 100W bulbs in the center, and some cheapo Wal-mart 55W ones on the outsides. 
After the first winter of IceX on lake winnebago, the KC's leaked and the reflective surface turned black. So, I got some cheap ($38 per pair) HID's, and did some slight modifications. got some Hella 500FF's from wal-mart, and put 35W HID's in them, and replaced the crappy KC's (they may have only been KC knockoffs, I can't remember now.) I took the outer two lights, and put 35W HIDs in there also. My alternator really liked having less than 600W of draw, and I got more light output too. Here's a shot, before aiming, with just the 500FFs and the outer lights on, before I won the third set (which went into the bumpers) as a door prize at a club banquet. 
The 500FF's have sort ofa "W" pattern that I'm not really impressed with, but they did alright this year. However, I'm going to be moving the W pattern lights to the outside, and use them for cornering, and I've got a set of regular 500s coming that I'm going to put 55w HID's in, and use for the pencil beams in front. I'm really liking the different mounting ideas, because I'm sick of swapping this bumper from car to car if I need to. ---** To be in compliance with the Anarchy **--- Jorden R. Kleier Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA 1990 Mazdog Protege 4WD 1973 |
Mark Malsom Senior Moderator Location: Denver, CO Join Date: 02/06/2006 Posts: 153 Rally Car: Subaru Impreza |
Banned Senior Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
Grant Hughes Godlike Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
Cheap cameras just suck at getting good video at night.
So we are talking about a late finish on Saturday and a 7 am start Sunday. At least there will be plenty of time for beers and lies on Sunday night. Nothing is worse for film crew morale than no after party. 
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Martin Walter Mod Moderator Location: North Gower, Ontario, Canada. Join Date: 03/01/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 450 Rally Car: Nissan 240SX |
Francois Poirier Mod Moderator Location: Montreal, qc, Canada Join Date: 02/25/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 222 Rally Car: Open class Laser RS (RIP), 242 GT on the way! |
Think that will work?
 Francois |
Banned Senior Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
Nice....wait til that guy finds out about PCV pipe and glue. Reminds me of the old Accent we saw a while back with a paperbox hood scoop and cedar plank rear wing. |
Francois Poirier Mod Moderator Location: Montreal, qc, Canada Join Date: 02/25/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 222 Rally Car: Open class Laser RS (RIP), 242 GT on the way! |
Tim Taylor Ultra Moderator Location: Oakland, CA Join Date: 02/02/2007 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 622 Rally Car: Mazda 323 GTX |
Don't be making fun of cellulose composite aero enhancements...it's all in the execution not the material
Team "Old Growth Redwood" on the LeMons car: 
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