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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 02:17 AM
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O.K. guys/gals,
I think my headlight buckets are rounded (maybe normal?) at the corners where they meet the front clip nearest the hood, follow me? If you look at the picture... See the openings for the buckets? Nearest the pieces of sand paper. They have a nice 90-ish degree square corner. The buckets are slightly rounded in that area and are not an exact match. Does anybody have a couple pictures of exactly what they should look like. My body man and I want to do it right, he's been great on this project. We've discussed lots of small details that I never paid any attention to or noticed over the last 15 years. Thanks to you guy's as well for your support.
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 05:49 AM
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I have an original 63 SWC. I will take some photos of the area and post for you.
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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Original corners were radiused - if they're squared-off, they'll stress-crack from the sharp corners.
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Here the shots....

http://ckautollc.photosite.com/CarCo...itWindowCoupe/
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Good morning!
Thanks for your reply's everyone. This will help a bunch, I'll present your pic's to the bodyman.
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