Day 6
I worked extra hard today and got the tail back on the car! I got 3 coats of resin on the car to tail transition area. I also got the bottom covered in one coat of fiberglass.
I also got the back tail lights back on (took off to fiberglass). In addition I put on two back up lights and mounted the license plate.
I also go the side windows on and caulked. The same for the top window. I mounted the top window with 4 hinges and put on a latch.
After the resin on the bottom was hard I got a hand and put the tail on the car. It is a bit tricky to do. The bottom is a snug fit and unless you are on the ground you can not see the receiver the hitch needs to slide into. The top is a two person job as well. The bolts on the top mounts are hard to get at (having the hatch off is a must). It took me and another person 15 min to get it on. Now that it is on I took off the protective film on the plexi glass and it looks nice.
I took it for a 3 mile test spin and nothing fell off
It rattles a bit but is not bad.
My visibility is not bad (from what I can tell in the dark).
I did take a look and where the car and tail meet there is some gaps. I need some ideas on how to fill them in. I want a water tight seal but I still want it removable from the car. Ideas?
Top:
From the inside looking out:
I have a few ideas some are bad others are weird so help me come up with a solution.
1. caulk the daylights out of it each time I take it on and off (and pray it releases off the car)
2. add weather stripping and hope for the best (do they make it 1" think?)
3. take off tail (want to avoid but will if needed), cover the car in plastic, reattach the tail, and bondo the holes shut.
4. let it leak
5 let it leak but make a barrier inside and direct water out a hole in the bottom. How?
6 your idea here_______________________