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Jaimes 68 Black Birdy

  • Old Garbage.  I had to put his arm behind his back and apply pressure to get Jaime to go for these.  Once I told him that the gaskets keep the Tail Housing rust free he saw the light.

    • Old Garbage. I had to put his arm behind his back and apply…
  • These are the New Gaskets and Attaching Posts for the Light Housings.  Look at the old then look at the new.  Any Questions?

    • These are the New Gaskets and Attaching Posts for the Light…
  • the process involves removing all the adhesive from the outside edges of the lenses.  This is where the old seals were attached.  If you get it all then the new seals have a chance of doing their job.

    • the process involves removing all the adhesive from the outs…
  • It is also hard to scrape off this old sealent.  You have to do it with your fingernails or a really dull common screwdriver.  I use a composite putty knife.

    • It is also hard to scrape off this old sealent. You have to…
  • During this process you will sometimes take a little of the black out paint that surrounds the two strips.  Once done then you just mist the paint back on and apply sealent.

    • During this process you will sometimes take a little of the…
  • Yes they have been throughly blasted and coated.  I like to coat them to prevent corrosion.  Being that these are the worst "Pot Metal" left over they go away in a heart beat if left neutral.

    • Yes they have been throughly blasted and coated. I like to…
  • The restoration of the inside reflectance is very important.  It will make these lenses just "Light" up in the night.  Helpful to detere Neuspeed ricers from running into the back of your Birdy.

    • The restoration of the inside reflectance is very important.…
  • Correctly installed and screwed down.  The original screws are very hard to replicate and as such I do not reccomend loosing them.  Any other type is obvious as a Monkey at a Bananna bufet.

    • Correctly installed and screwed down. The original screws a…
  • Here you can see the correctly installed polished and cleaned Rear Taillight Lenses.  We noticed that all the lenses in my shop have a date code of 67.  Did they make any in 68?

    • Here you can see the correctly installed polished and cleane…