A lot of these are catch-up, but I'm getting it all out there.
In July, my wife and I went to the Goodguys show in Des Moines. One of the things we really liked were some LED side markers that we found. With the hole the factory used for mounting the OEM turns, I decided it'd be easier to put in a patch panel to provide the 3/4" mounting holes.
Start
3/4" washers tapped for #8 studs
Alignment jig
Spot welding set-up
The set with one LED installed
One patch in place
This last pic was taken right after I welded it in and right before I realized how badly I warped the body line.
I ended up having to cut the bottom of the patch free and fix the body line before slowly welding everything back together.
I dread bodywork, but I keep going. Eventually I will learn to slow down. I've got a good friend who runs a respected shop here locally. I ask for advice...he laughs and shares the fixes. He'll probably get the final and the shoot, but I want to know I did everything I could and farmed out as little as possible.
