Short week

We didn't get much time on the car this week. We cut and installed the passenger side lower splash guard under the hood, and then mocked up both of the upper splash guards. You can tell by the pictures that the piece provided appears way too small. I used a pair of dividers to scribe the hood's location on the piece we have, and will plan a larger piece using that information. I also need to figure out how much space will be used by weatherstrip that seals the splashguard.

We also installed the license plate lamp and the license plate frame. The frame includes some very bright white LEDs that will serve as a backup lamp for the car. We got the plate frame from VLED's.

The weather is supposed to be nice this coming week. Hopefully we'll get headlights and front blinkers installed, and maybe start looking at the windshield wipers!

We Declared Victory...

...this week in the war of the doors. The doors open and close and are reasonably weatherproof. We even created hinged windows where the rear brake scoops go. They're shown here with the protective white film still on the clear Lexan. The little tab at the back of each window allows us to create a latch to close them.

Speaking of scoops, we turned our attention to the aluminum that goes behind the radiator to funnel air through the radiator and over the hood. There are six pieces, and most of them needed some trimming to fit properly. With a little truck bed liner to finish them off, we installed them with rivets. It turned out nicely!

The pic below is a view from above the hood looking into the scoop. I need to stop taking pictures in the late afternoon. Too many dark shadows!

More Window Work

We managed to install the passenger side window this weekend, but the doors like they will continue to be a source of frustration and re-work. The window frame mounts are welded at specific angles, and any deviation requires either shimming the mounts with washers, or cutting and re-welding the mounts.

Speaking of cutting and re-welding the mounts, we DIDN'T get the driver's side window installed this week because the rear half of the frame mount is not compatible with the rear surface of the door. I need to figure out how to lock the two pieces of the frame together long enough to get someone to weld them.

We decided that brighter brake lights will improve the visibility of the brakes to following traffic. We auditioned a few LED replacement bulbs and found one that is much brighter than the original bulb.

We also fabricated a fuel tank vapor trap from some PVC and aquarium charcoal. This will keep the gas smell out of the garage.