Next I started working on fitting everything on the body. The idea was to completely assemble the Roadster and drive it around for a month before having it painted.
In order to fit the windshield I had to enlarge the holes that were pre-drilled with the kit. It took about 3 hours. Not because it was hard to enlarge the holes (I used a dremel), but because I did a little at a time, tried to fit the windshield, then did a little more.
In go the "baby's eyes". Or in other words, headlights. The instruction manual was not real clear on how all the rim pieces went together until..... I realized I was using an older build manual.
Once I figured out how all the pieces went together I felt kind of like, duh of course.
I installed the front directionals and found that it is a good idea to check to see which wire runs the bright light and which wire runs the dim light. Each light assembly was different (in other words I could not go be the color of the wires).
I also soldered all connections.
So off to Radio Shack to buy and install quick disconnect connectors on all wiring so I can just unplug instead of cutting wiring.
That solved that problem.
I also replaced the donor stop light switch with a BorgWarner S237 switch for a better stop light switch solution. It was easy to install in the hole that was used by the donor's speed control cut off switch.
oh may I have passed the 200 hour mark!
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