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Originally Posted by procharged 79
Has anyone performed this conversion? I really like the round tail lights and would like to do the swap, but looking at the differences it appears that it would be an involved process or am I missing something that would make this conversion simple and easy? I'm not skittish when it comes to fabricating and welding, but would not want to get into something that will be a major undertaking.
Any advice/tips are greatly appreciated.
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Like you I like the Tempest tail lights better than the Lemans. Another factor is that nice Lemans rear potmetal is impossible to find and is too hard for any restoration shop to redo nicely. And I'm not sure it would be very hard to switch. All you'd have to do is get the quarter panel tail light extensions both sides, which are on ebay off and on, weld in some sheet metal to close off the cuts in the rear panel where the Lemans tail lights go, and replace the Lemans gas door handle with a Tempest handle.