Tail Chop, the Hard Way

[CBi]

My tail chop was done some time ago, but I figured I'd post a couple of pictures to help out others interested in doing their own chop.

I have probably about 30 hours of labor in the tail. I took my time (I did it in the dead of winter) with a whole lot of grinding, filing and sanding. When I was done, I used several coats of gloss black rustoleum. Once that was completed, I used black plasti-dip on the lower portion to match the matte surface of the undertail.

Lightning guys will recognize the turn signals - they are stock front units. I made all the brackets and wiring.

The bottom of the tail is completely flat, which made a perfect cutout for the license plate light.

Well, just figured I'd share a little.
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[jakestolar]

looks good!

 

[bajabomber87]

You took 30 hours......wow.

 

[BKKBuell]

Looks great.... I did more or less the same thing, except the turnlight and I use an other tail light, both LED

 

[Ranger3987]

pretty sweet set up makes me wish I had put more time into mine

 

[Blaylock1988]

I started working on mine yesterday. I am making a new one instead of cutting my old one up. I am going to do LED strip breaklight/taillight/turn signal combo inside a fiberglass trim piece, and the under side will be metal so it keeps the strength and I can mount the license plate to it.

 

[BKKBuell]

I am working on a tail with LED inserts made from casting... but this will take some time. Any interests let me know, as more quote as cheaper it gets

 

[Jan]

I'm interested BKKBuell, pm me with some pics when you get to that stage.

 

[Johny Kidd]

nicely done tail job! The stock blinkers are way too big especially for short tail, imo.

 

[thrstrmech]

did this about 4 1/2 years ago and it still holding up well, going to change the stock turn signals as soon as i find something that looks good on it...you can see the license plate light has also been relocated as well. used 2 strips of .040" sheetmetal to make the brackets, they are about 4" long, 1" wide to hold the license plate, only 2 screws hold it in place, the spikes are just decorative.

 

[Catmostfeared]

I'm going to do mine thanks for the pics