I am trying to customize a 3rd light for my Morris Minor Tourer
I found a rear badge from an older model Morris.
It originally had a plastic reflector in the center.
I found a cool round red glass circle with what i would call facets or
beveling.
I started by trying to drill the cast metal out where the plastic was
missing.
As luck would have it the drill moved off center. Not a lot -
It is still a problem as i want to remove a little less then 1/4" more a round
the edge.
At that point i bought some grinding stones to make the hole larger.
The grinding stones keep loading up with the metal as i grind out the hole.
I have tried to clean the stone with a wire brush and chipping the residue
off.
That has not worked very well - The metal has become part of the stone.
Opening the hole has been going very slow because of the loaded up surface.
Does any one have a suggestion on a better method or device to use?
I could use a little bigger drill bit. I will still have to grind it again at
some point.
The other problem is on the Morris the tail light goes out when blinker.
It has to do with how it is wired through the flasher.
I could run a wire directly to the brake switch. Then it would go on with
braking.
This would give me the stop light -
How would i get the running light to work from there or should i do a running
light?
I was thinking maybe using a 1157 bulb and running another wire. Not sure
where too.
Then i thought the running light may be a bad idea .
It may not show the light as well when the brakes are applied.
Any solutions or suggestions to my dilemma would be great.
TIA,
Vigil
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