Slowlaned
Newbie
Hi guys, This is my first thread ever on here so first I'd like to give you all a little bit of background on my truck. If you just want to skip straight to the headlight build, check out my next post in the thread I will be adding within the next day or so.
SHORT BUILD HISTORY:
Back in the spring of 2017 I bought this old girl, a bone stock '89 GMC Sierra. I picked it up from a coworker who's grandfather was the original buyer from the dealership in 1988.
When I first bought the truck I had major plans for it, and over the last year and a half I have transformed it into something that more closely resembles my vision. I did every bit of work on it entirely myself, with just a little help from an extra set of hands while putting in the lowering kit; a belltech 4/6 using a LCA, springs and flip kit.
I am starting to regret not joining a group like this before I started the build, but my facebook page has done the job of keeping all the in-progress pictures throughout the build. I am debating going back and creating a build thread on the whole truck, while the details of what I've done are still fresh in my head. Maybe I will just wait to see how much interest anybody would have in it.. For now though, I've decided to go ahead and document my current project, creating a set of custom headlights and marker lights, which will go with the new grille I will be making for it next.
To give you a quick idea of the skill level of the project, I'll refer to the front bumper in the picture above. The bumper was made and designed 100% by myself out of fiberglass and steel. It took me a little over a month working on it over the weekends... Well, this current headlight project has been in the design phase for the better part of a month now and has easily been my most frustrating project yet. However, I am now finishing the design phase and am finally getting to the build phase, which is what you guys want to see.
the headlights im building are 100% custom, the only part I'll be using from the original lights is the bracket for mounting the old sealed beam lights. They will have bi-xenon projectors built into a completely new assembly fabricated by myself. so it's not just going to be a simple projector mounted in an aftermarket reflector bucket from e-bay. Every detail will take something from a current design or trend, but will be done in my own way. They will have halos, demon eyes, and lighted brows that will shape them into a more angular, aggressive shape that will ultimately tie into the new grille shell I'll be making. Anyway, enough of the details, check out the next post for the beginning of the build and plenty of pics!! Here's a little teaser of a brightness test i did, making sure they will be visible in the day.
SHORT BUILD HISTORY:
Back in the spring of 2017 I bought this old girl, a bone stock '89 GMC Sierra. I picked it up from a coworker who's grandfather was the original buyer from the dealership in 1988.
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I was immediately interested in it because it was a short cab, short box, 2wd, and it was a manual tranny. It had 207k on the engine, and 90k on the rebuilt tranny. The only thing I would have changed and still may change is the gutless 4.3l engine. When I first bought the truck I had major plans for it, and over the last year and a half I have transformed it into something that more closely resembles my vision. I did every bit of work on it entirely myself, with just a little help from an extra set of hands while putting in the lowering kit; a belltech 4/6 using a LCA, springs and flip kit.
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I am starting to regret not joining a group like this before I started the build, but my facebook page has done the job of keeping all the in-progress pictures throughout the build. I am debating going back and creating a build thread on the whole truck, while the details of what I've done are still fresh in my head. Maybe I will just wait to see how much interest anybody would have in it.. For now though, I've decided to go ahead and document my current project, creating a set of custom headlights and marker lights, which will go with the new grille I will be making for it next.
To give you a quick idea of the skill level of the project, I'll refer to the front bumper in the picture above. The bumper was made and designed 100% by myself out of fiberglass and steel. It took me a little over a month working on it over the weekends... Well, this current headlight project has been in the design phase for the better part of a month now and has easily been my most frustrating project yet. However, I am now finishing the design phase and am finally getting to the build phase, which is what you guys want to see.
the headlights im building are 100% custom, the only part I'll be using from the original lights is the bracket for mounting the old sealed beam lights. They will have bi-xenon projectors built into a completely new assembly fabricated by myself. so it's not just going to be a simple projector mounted in an aftermarket reflector bucket from e-bay. Every detail will take something from a current design or trend, but will be done in my own way. They will have halos, demon eyes, and lighted brows that will shape them into a more angular, aggressive shape that will ultimately tie into the new grille shell I'll be making. Anyway, enough of the details, check out the next post for the beginning of the build and plenty of pics!! Here's a little teaser of a brightness test i did, making sure they will be visible in the day.
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