Author : Ron Schofield
Article ID : 12
Audience : Default
Version 1.00.14
Published Date: 2007/05/17 23:32:56
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Building

TOOLS: 3/8" drill bit, drill, small square with level, marker, ruler

1. The fog light mount doubles as the hinges for the nose.

2. The frame mounts for the nose hinges are 30 5/8" apart center to center.

3. Lay the nose down on a flat level surface.



4. Check that the nose is level using the a level part of the small square.

5. Using the small square, find the highest points of the fog light recess.



6. Then mark the top and bottom edges of the recess to get your vertical alignment.

7. Find a used 5" orbital sanding disc. Finer grits work better.



8. Fold the sanding disc in half.



9. Mark the fold line. You can fold the sanding disc over a ruler, lay it down and then mark it.





10. Flatten the sanding disc and place a mark on each end of the line, 11/16" from the edge.



11. Place the sanding disc in the fog light opening with the line side visible.

12. Line up the vertical line on the sanding disc with the lines that you made on the top and bottom edge of the opening.



13. Drill two 3/8" holes at each mark on the vertical line of the sanding disc.



14. Fit the brackets on the car. You will have to bend the lower tabs to fit the curve in the nose.





15. Use a permanent marker to mark the holes you drilled in the body on the brackets. Remove the brackets.



16. Find the center location on the squared section on the front of the bracket.



17. Using that center mark, make a center line down the front of the bracket. I used a piece of paper with a line and then matched the center line on the paper up with the center mark on the bracket and then made a mark on the bottom.





18. Using the mark for the hole that you made, make an intersecting point on the vertical line on the bracket.



19. Drill the 3/8 hole on the upper hole only.





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Anonymous
Posted: 2007/09/17 14:28  Updated: 2007/09/17 14:28
 Re: Front Nose Mount
Thanks Ron,

This was particularly helpful to me. I have never thought of using a sanding disk.

Clois Harlan