I’ve been working on our 1973 AMC Hornet, known as the #dumptruckhornet quite a bit in preparation for the Power Tour 2023 – this video is is my process for modifying the factory headlight buckets to accept LED projector headlights from . I also fixed some broken tabs and repainted the replacement grille that an amazing friend delivered to us at the Pensacola stop of PowerTour just a few days after the accident.
Headlights: Oracle 7 in. High-Powered LED Headlights 5769-001
Fresh from Summit Racing, Oracle LED Projector headlightsTest fitting into the grille, before I repainted it.Fitting the new headlights into the original AMC buckets…Crusty grille brackets, pre-sandblast & paintThe grille had several broken tabs…So I made paper templates, and cut styrene to replace the missing plasticPrime, fill sand, prime…Fixed tab, good enough for who its for.First spray of SEM Trim Black on the grilleGrille brackets after media blasting – some were pretty pitted, but I painted look fine.I cut the inside headlight buckets to accommodate the larger LED housingsNo longer broken tab.Headlight assemblies ready to rock! Don’t worry, I have brand new hardware to install still…The finished product!
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