[Healeys] BJ8 Driving Lamp Bracket Design - Update1

[Robert Blair]

Listers, A note of clarification - my lamps are Bosch 7 inch that allow for a
vertical hole fitting rather than the normal horizontal fitting - it has a 90
deg swivel on the lamp stem - rather nice feature.  I am using the horizontal
stem position as that hides the fitting nut behind the bracket.
If you are going to mount a vertical stem [bolt] lamp such as the Lucas 700 7
inch, then you would need to make a second bend in the bracket above the
valence [bracket 2 in my dwg] so that the lamp mount hole is brought to
horizontal, and not vertical as in my dwg as sent to you all - which is for
the Bosch lamp mounted with the stem [bolt] in the horizontal position.
I am going to do a 3D dwg to show the install and will do so for both vertical
and horizontal fittings.
What a hassle just to add a couple of lamps ....

Robert N. Blair  Yellow 65BJ8  rnbmail at yahoo.com

--- On Sun, 10/25/09, Robert Blair <rnbmail at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Robert Blair <rnbmail at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 Driving Lamp Bracket Design
> To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 7:13 PM
> Listers, several have asked for the
> dwg of the brackets.  If the list fails to
> deliver it due to file size whatever just send me you email
> at
> RNB at ix.netcom.com
> and I will resend it.
>
> Robert N. Blair  Yellow 65BJ8  rnbmail at yahoo.com
>    
>
>
>
> --- On Sun, 10/25/09, Robert Blair <rnbmail at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > From: Robert Blair <rnbmail at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 Driving Lamp Bracket Design
> > To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> > Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 9:07 AM
> > Listers, I have a pair of large Bosch
> > Driving lamps which I am adding to my
> > BJ8 - mostly for looks as I do not do much night
> > driving.  As I do not want a
> > badge bar to mount them on [dont like the look] and
> the
> > valence is not stable
> > enough [flat plate that would vibrate like crazy] I
> > designed a simple set of 2
> > brackets that are easy to make that anchor to the
> bumper
> > iron below the
> > valence - providing a vibration free mount for a heavy
> lamp
> > - one bracket
> > below the valance bolts to the bumper iron and one
> above
> > the valence that
> > carries the lamp.  Neat and clean design. 
> Can be
> > make with 3/16 alu/steel and
> > black powder coated or chromed.
> >
> > If anyone wants my hand dwgs/dimensions let me know.
> >
> > Robert N. Blair  Yellow 65BJ8  rnbmail at yahoo.com