Daytona head light system

[Stucat]

Good evening, been working on a Daytona nose, everything steel except the headlight doors. Buckets in and adjusted. It came with no vacuum canister or hose setup. and I am sure the the headlight switch will need some work. This is not a real car. So I was wondering if anyone had used the electric bucket system? haven't found any canisters yes, Hose kit $250.00? plus rebuild switch 100-150.00? Getting up to the $650.00 for the ele kit. Any thoughts? thanks

 

[chargervert]

The guy Topher was working on doing an electric actuator system for wingcars,I don't know if he has marketed them yet. I would like to do the same for my Daytona project. I have his card somewhere. I will try to get you his number Stuart.

 

[Stucat]

Thanks I Have his number. he restored a 70 HL motor and 2 - 67 charger HL motors a few year ago.

 

[RTDaddy]

I adapted a 70 Charger door system for my Daytona clone. Fabricated the actuator rod brackets to the pods, fabricated a headlight motor mount into the nose, added an arm to the actuator rod to operate limit switches to stop motor travel, and another arm to attach a counterbalance spring to assist the motor opening the pods. Worked ok so far.

 

[Stucat]

sounds like a great job. Where did u get the limit switches

 

[RTDaddy]

Very old Siemans with a roller on the actuator am. Could probably do as well with low voltage prox switches looking at an arm on the actuator rod. Not even sure you can get the style switches I used anymore. Also modified the headlight door bracket (additional hole patterns) so I could use headlight motors off of 90's Chrysler Le Barons.