More lightweight mods
 

I have been tinkering while waiting for my car to come back with a new engine.
I have a rear bumper that I have already lightened somewhat, but I wanted to do more.
So I had the holes for the bumper pads welded shut.
But I need lighting for the license plate... So I used these Hella vintage lights, that were used to light the race numbers in endurance racing. I have a picture of the Le Mans winning 917 of Marko/Van Lennep with that light on it.
Some measuring, some drilling, some electrics and Tadaaa:

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nice job-that will look great all back on and painted

Looks great!, They look like the BMW 2002 lights which many use over here.

Instead of welding up holes why not make a bunch of bigger ones?
like these
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very nice, great look. Where can you get these? or are they unobtainable to the masses?

Grreat idea re lights!

But why not a fiberglass rear bumper?

Shaun,
They are Hela lights, but are no longer in their catalog, superceded by a black monstruous item. They turn up from time to time on Ebay.
Their value is not much, until everyone knows they were used on racing cars...
Here on a 904 restored by Gunnar:

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Randy, I like the fact that the bumper will not crack immediately if I touch something, or if someones brakes a tad too late.