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Old 11-19-2009, 06:16 PM
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Cubs are pretty scarce around here, unless you are at my house or my brothers house, then they are pretty plentiful.

When looking for Cubs in these parts you pretty-much have to take what you can get and then "make" what you want out of them.

Almost none of the ones that I have found have headlights, so I usually have to fabricate my own. I was wanting some lights on my recently acquired 125. Along with some advice from grampascub (Thank you), I started out with a "blank" panel from a 107 that I parted out some time ago. I did some measuring, cut some holes, did a little bead blasting and painting and here's what I came up with.
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Old 11-19-2009, 06:47 PM
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Yosemite Sam,

Nice job
How did you cut such nice holes in that thin of material ?
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Old 11-19-2009, 09:43 PM
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I don't own a 4 1/2" hole saw, so I marked them with some dividers, drilled a 3/4" hole near the mark, and cut the circles with an air nibbler, then dressed them up with a 4 1/2" angle grinder. Not perfect but they didn't come out too bad.

Actually, I was kinda worried about the metal being too thick, I didn't know if the nibbler would cut it or not.
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Great job, YS! Your headlights look cool.
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Old 11-19-2009, 10:27 PM
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I don't own a 4 1/2" hole saw, so I marked them with some dividers, drilled a 3/4" hole near the mark, and cut the circles with an air nibbler, then dressed them up with a 4 1/2" angle grinder. Not perfect but they didn't come out too bad.

Actually, I was kinda worried about the metal being too thick, I didn't know if the nibbler would cut it or not.
Well i think they came out really great
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Glad I could be of help,,they look nice!
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I'm about to do the same thing. The only diff between lighted, and nonlighted panels is the hole, and the two studs on each side.
I'm going to try a 4 and 5/16 hole first. That way the light should sit with the ridge on the panel.
Good job though.
I just have to pick up the bulbs.
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Chalk one up for GOOD OLE' AMERICAN INGENUITY!!! Great lookin' lights!!!




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I'm about to do the same thing. The only diff between lighted, and nonlighted panels is the hole, and the two studs on each side.
I'm going to try a 4 and 5/16 hole first. That way the light should sit with the ridge on the panel.
Good job though.
I just have to pick up the bulbs.
I just saw some bulbs on sale in ebay. 12/17/09

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