Another Good Week!

We set our sights on some more noticeable changes this week. We assembled and installed the headlights and front turn signals.

The upper splash guards provided with the kits are a couple of inches too small to actually seal off the engine compartment. A local metal shop bent some oversize pieces of aluminum, and with a bunch of marking and cutting we were able to come up with pieces that fit!

Under the car, a long narrow piece of aluminum connects two triangular sections that help funnel air into the radiator when it comes through the opening in the front bumper. That strip of aluminum looks like it'll flap in the wind, so we came up with an idea to tie it to a more solid piece of aluminum a few inches behind it. No one will ever see it, but we're happy with the improvement.

We dropped the windshield on just to make sure we hadn't distorted the body along the way somewhere. When the time comes, we will have it professionally installed. Interestingly, the windshield shape comes from a 1986 Jaguar XJS. I wonder how many windshields they had to look at to find that one? :-)

We won't have pictures until next week, but we also installed the seats and started the process of fiberglassing the bottom edge of the hood back on. We had cut it off earlier to size the hood correctly. It's our first effort with fiberglass, but so far it is going well.

In the coming weeks, we will be winding up construction. We need to fit the exhaust pipes, install the rear hatch, drill for the windshield wipers, fit the spoiler, and install the mirrors.

We will then have a punch list of things to go back and address before we start smoothing out the body itself. With any luck, we'll be painted and on the road by September.