Introducing Project THANKS MOM!

[KUSI]

Well it has been quite a month in between my last post. Where I live and where I work we have all had to dodge tornadoes and work layoffs. And actually both of them happened on the same day. Fortunately I made it through both but I have friends who have lost their home and I have a longtime friend who just lost his job. I just have to count my blessings and move on.
So back to the good stuff. The stuff like a bad day in the garage is better than a day at work. I have been slowly moving forward with the exterior items on my car. I had Marquez Design turn signals and DSE headlights to install. I know you guys have seen this stuff before but I am here to add that they are both great items and really update the look on the front. In case you have thought about getting these turn signals you might want to know that you have to drill new holes and cut out part of the front valence in order for them to fit. And I probably would recommend cutting this out before the fresh paint job.

Here it is installed. These are really nice machined pieces that offer a close fit to the bodywork.

Then I moved on to the Detroit Speed headlights. I had originally told Brian I would probably get new headlight brackets. He ended up blasting and powder coating them and they turned out great. Hey, something else we actually got to save from the original car.
One thing to note about installing these is that you have to cut out a 2.75" hole in the back bracket in order for them to fit. Again, something probably better done before the paint or powder coat. I used a hydraulic punch and that worked out great.

After a bunch of tweaking they are all mounted up and then the rest of the front could be assembled.


Then onto mirrors, door handles, weatherstripping, side markers, battery relocate, rear bumper, etc.



Finally, tonight I did a test fit of front spoiler.


That will do it for now. Up next will probably be Dynamat, headliner, and then working on glass installation. Thanks again for the positive comments guys. And Wayne I will try to ask Brian again what paint mixture he used on the dash. I know he had told me before but it has been a while.
I will be up at the Nashville Good Guys event this Saturday and the RTMC event the following weekend. Hope to see a bunch of you guys there.
KUSI