Finished up block sanding the rear fenders where the new sections were grafted in. I also finished up another small repair and mounted the rear tail lights and license plate light. I hope to get those off to the chromers soon. I still need to finish up the repairs where I widened the rear of the body and glass in the wire tubes since mine are missing and clean up the mounting flange but that is it for the shell. Still lots to do to the hood though so the itching is not over yet.
Fenders Done! The profile may not be exactly the same from side to side but as Bill Hines once said "You can only see one side of the car at a time." Or something to that effect.
Tail lights mounted. I am still not sure if I will run the solid red lenses of the Euro style. I do plan to convert them to LEDs though. I was thinking of adding a backup light w/ a red housing as a third brake light right above the license light but I may not.
Inner rear fender area. This section has a big hole where the original mounts were ripped out. I have some sturdier mounts in mind to help support this area. A friend of mine is going to make up a rear seat back and bottom which I will Velcro in place. That way they can be removed and a box can be installed for storage on longer trips. If I get adventuresome, or lose my mind, I may try to make the rear box out of fiberglass.
Boy I can't wait to see this all in one color. It almost looks like a real Manx body. I found a painter up in Tenn that will be doing the metal flake paint. Bass boat flakes, here I come.
Thanks,
--louis
