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    Posted: 15-January-2013 at 11:29AM
Hi there,
my name is Asi and I want to share with you a little project I did recently on my 1971 Ford Torino brougham .
Enjoy.



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That is incredible!

Great work, very ingenious! I was impressed when I saw the polycarbonate sheet, then the actuator came on and that was unbelievable!  

That must have been a ton of planning and fitment issues (more than the three minutes we see!), but the payoff is well worth it.

And - Welcome to the Forum!
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Very nice work. Nice car too, Welcome.Glad you shared
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beautiful job.  and welcome to the forums.
you are in israel? surprised to see a 40 year old american car in israel.  are they common there? 
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Thank you all Smile
Yes I am from Israel, American cars were common here in the past, today less.
This specific car belonged to My dad 30 years ago. 16 months ago I found and bought it Big smile
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welcome
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Great job and welcome. I´m sure that´s a lot of help to someone having hideaway headlight rebuild ahead. Those hideaways can be expensive, I have seen complete 70-71 hideaway grilles for sale in ebay for $2000-2500 or even more. I enjoyed your videoClap Thanks for sharing!

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cool ideas!
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Hi Asi, love your ideas! Send me a friend request on Facebook please so I can get more details about this build! Troy Leming in Wallingford, KY 606-541-0193
I have no problems with building a hideaway headlight setup that's not stock as I love this look but just can't make myself pay $1500-$2000 for the original setup :( Thanks
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Very cool!!!  I'd love to do a hidden headlight setup with a base 72 front end.
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