Frankie the Fink

Could one of you owners of an original 63 take or post a picture of the rear license plate area ? With the license plate removed....

Some prior owner got creative with the holes for the plastic anchors that hold the license plate screws and I'd like to straighten it out

This is what I'm dealing with...

SW Vette

Here ya go Frankie - one side's got the original, small plastic insert; the other side it's removed:

Frankie the Fink

Perfect. Just what I needed. Thanks.

Frankie the Fink

Now I have to make THIS look like YOURS

SW Vette

Much harder to make a hole smaller than bigger. Like I learned in carpentry - you can always cut more off but you can't put it back on. Well, not easily, anyway

Frankie the Fink

Yeah and I just love how small jobs turn into 'projects' (* SIGH *)

Chuck Gongloff

This might help.

Frankie the Fink

That's exactly how mine will look in about 45 minutes after I have coffee and migrate out to the garage. Glass work and paint dried overnight just have to drill the holes for the anchors now. I can't find my square drill bit though...

Are you trying to make me jealous with how clean the underside of that car is ?

Chuck Gongloff

Harbor Freight sells square drill bits. Problem is they're metric, so you have to sorta grind to make SAE stuff fit.

That pic was taken LONG before I cleaned and detailed the undercarriage, Frank. That photo is a Third Flight level at best.

After 2 solid weeks of work, it looks MUCH better today.

Chuck

Frankie the Fink

Done well enough for now...nobody sees this area anyway (besides me)..
If I spend any more time in the garage on Christmas Eve I'm gonna be in trouble.

If the judges looking at my chassis expect that level of cleanliness then there'll be projectile vomiting for sure...there just isn't time enough to strap that on at this point...

Chuck Gongloff

You know I'm teasin' ya.

Your car looks great. Your repair also looks great.

Chuck

Frankie the Fink

Except I dropped a socket from overhead when re-installing the spare tire tub. It hit my glasses and chipped my Varilux lens on my glasses. So, getting those correct license plate screws straightened out cost me about $250... Merry Christmas !

Chuck Gongloff

Chump change for a man of your means, Frank.

Chuck

Frankie the Fink

I'm always nervous when a dentist tells me that.

gccch

Is this the correct way to mount the License Bezel? Over the top of the lamp fixture? I am just now going through this now and was thinking the lamp should go on OVER/AFTER the bezel.

Thanks,

Frankie the Fink

Hmmm.....I thought you were off your rocker....now I'm wondering if I am

We'll see what others say - I'm fully prepared to be embarrassed (again)
Your way makes sense -- who wants to take the license plate off and remove the bezel to change a light bulb ?

Maybe some other 63 guys will set us (me ?) straight..

ChattanoogaJSB

Frankie- you have high class problems.

Rich Yanulis

I just looked at my original/unmolested car.

All you do is remove 4 screws and the plastic lens to change the bulb.

gccch

It's not really an issue of changing the bulb... But which goes on first, the bezel or the fixture? From the AIM diagram it is clearly the bezel, but I'm not *sure* that is always an indication of process steps.

Rich Yanulis

The bezel first, then the light fixture.