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Offline 13Outlaw

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Taillight panel edge
« on: March 12, 2016, 09:02:43 PM »
I need help with a question, replaced my taillight panel and already got rid of the old one. Can someone verify for me that the lip in the picture I posted gets cut off? Thanks in advance!
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Offline 69GT350H

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Re: Taillight panel edge
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2016, 11:05:39 PM »
I've got the same issue. Been told to bend it under 180 deg.
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Re: Taillight panel edge
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2016, 11:15:22 PM »
Thanks! That crossed my mind as well, I'll plan on that, thanks again!
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Re: Taillight panel edge
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2016, 12:02:54 AM »
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Re: Taillight panel edge
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2016, 12:09:15 AM »
Awesome, thanks!
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Re: Taillight panel edge
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2016, 12:12:15 AM »
Man, once again thanks!! And once again, Jeff to the rescue!!  That's just what I have been searching to find!
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Re: Taillight panel edge
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2016, 03:00:35 AM »
I just found one of my pictures from my original taillight panel and it looks like it is a 90 degree bend. Check out the picture.
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Re: Taillight panel edge
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2016, 12:17:10 PM »
Wish my body guy had saved mine so I could see how it was originally. I just do not remember a sharp edge like that, but that may be the way it was? I've got the metal, I'm going to use a pair of welding pliers and a butane torch and slowly roll it 180 deg if I can. Helps that I just cut the center of the tail light panel out for the Shelby tail light panel.
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Offline WT8095

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Re: Taillight panel edge
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2016, 03:00:20 PM »
azscj posted this photo of a '70 in an earlier discussion:

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=5714.msg32062#msg32062
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Re: Taillight panel edge
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2016, 04:00:17 PM »
Quote from: WT8095 on March 13, 2016, 03:00:20 PM
azscj posted this photo of a '70 in an earlier discussion:

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=5714.msg32062#msg32062
I cant tell from the photo, is it an edge, or does it make a 90 and go under?
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Re: Taillight panel edge
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2016, 06:58:15 PM »
More examples








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Re: Taillight panel edge
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2016, 07:35:22 PM »
Yep it makes a 90 thanks guys, I'm slowly body dolling my back smoth after bending it.
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Re: Taillight panel edge
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2016, 10:51:32 PM »
Quote from: 69GT350H on March 13, 2016, 04:00:17 PM
I cant tell from the photo, is it an edge, or does it make a 90 and go under?

I believe it just goes down and ends with a sheared edge.
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Re: Taillight panel edge
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2016, 11:07:38 PM »
Quote from: WT8095 on March 13, 2016, 10:51:32 PM
I believe it just goes down and ends with a sheared edge.
My plan has always been to roll it under, dont like the idea of a sharp edge right there. As 13Outlaw and I have the extra metal (if its not supposed to be there), we are either going to make it proper, or improve on it.
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Re: Taillight panel edge
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2016, 11:18:23 PM »
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Helps that I just cut the center of the tail light panel out for the Shelby tail light panel.

Here's a pic of cut out panel on 2060.

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