My body guy never showed up for our meeting this weekend, so I am having to wait until we can connect to discuss the headlight situation. I spoke with a couple of guys over the weekend at a local show who had modified their cars with headlights in other than original locations and because of the laws here in WI, one guy had regular issue plates and was mandated to restore the headlights to the original manufactured openings...he changed his registartion to hobbyist. The other guy had a hobbyist plate which allows for a little more creative latitude, but he was told that the headlights must meet a certain horizontal height from the pavement and he had to rework his to meet the minimum ground clearance.

They both said that they had done something to attract attention, ie: loud exhaust, laying down a little tread, etc. Because I am applying for a regular license plate I must keep the car somewhat meeting the manufacturer's headlight height, so I will be looking at modifying the openings to make the Eckler units be acceptable. I am already out on a limb with no bumpers, but I'm hoping that if I get stopped for "excessive show of power" that the officer will so awestruck as to not notice the missing bumpers...

Hopefully I'll be able to get together with body guy this coming weekend to come to a decision on what to do with the openings. I am not willing to go to a hobbyist plate at this time because it is a green plate and I can't personalize it. By going to a regular personalized plate I lose some of the lattitude in what I can do to the car, but I get what I want for a plate...WDE BDY...

Maybe after I have the personalized plates for a year or two, I'll go with the hobbyist plate and rework the front at that time.

I sure appreciate all the help, advice, and ideas. I let you know when something breaks loose.

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Air bag suspension. Pump 'em up when they want to measure them. Slam it after the authorities leave.

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Hmmmm....

I have heard that they will stop this practice with the 1975 model year on inspections, as they need to still have the emission equipment.
Sort of stealing the thread, but relating to marv and his inspection delimma.

"Randy"

When my car is done, it will be so different from original that if I tell them it is so...it's gotta be right...owner's know everything...probably no one will know the difference anyway...except I did get the "look" when the guy was telling Dennis Gage all about "his Greenwood" at Effingham!!

Second...I have been waiting for that money tree I planted in the back yard to start growing, but alas...one thing after another has kept it from producing. Something about watering it comes to mind...

We got ourselves into a couple of large dollar commitments that have taken all of our expendable resources for the short term, so while we are paying down some of the debtload, I have been doing my homework. Again, thanks for the ideas and encouragement. I have looked at and researched everything suggested, but I think it was Scott that suggested 6 headlights. Still in the planning stages and am trying to resource the backing/adjuster plates, but here is my artists conception of the direction I am going.

Will be talking with my body guy this weekend about this new concept.

What do you think?

"Randy"

Gabriele "Attila" Morasso