Over the last week we got a few big things accomplished. We finished fitting the rest of the splash guards and temporarily installed the rear ones. I'll put the front ones in after the exhaust gets finished. I also installed the front and rear bumpers, which requires lowering the gas tank for the rear ones. The painter instructed me not to tighten anything that pushes against the paint too hard for 3 months. So, I'll have to lower the tank one more time in September to snug up the bumper bolts. We also installed the roll bars along with the trim. The Lemans gas cap is in as well. I rotated it a bit after reading that some people get wind noise when it opens straight back. I also installed the rear lights and tested them again. The windshield came back out and I was able to fix one of the screws that holds the post to the windshield frame. I used clear nail polish as locktite on those screws. It was one of the things they taught us at build school.
Next on the schedule for this week is to bolt in the windshield, install the headlights and front turn signals, license plate bracket and light and side mirror. The other thing that I am planning on this week is finishing up the windshield wipers. This is another one of those things that I am dreading. I'm pretty sure I have it figured out, but it is not going to be fun. If Michigan didn't require them I would not have gone through the trouble. This car doesn't have a roof and never will, so I will be avoiding the rain.
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