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Great questions - and a few answers
Skirts - Were attached with #10 SS sheet metal screws for now and a 1/4" x 3/4" aluminum strip pop-riveted on the bottom. Strip was bent and secured inside fender well with plastic panel buttons. It took a moment of hesitation to get out the drill and put 12 holes is a perfectly good fender 1/4 panel, but then what the heck. No guts, no glory, right? I only paid $1100 for the whole car, so no big deal. The plan in to go with small expanding plastic panel plugs that snap in, at least for every other hole, once I get back to the parts market at the next car show.
Mirrors- 2 for $4 at Advance auto parts. These are rectangular blue blind spot mirrors for Ford Trucks. Very clear and sharp. Avoid cheap flea market specials. Brackets are .024 aluminum scrap with a single 1/4" wing nut & bolt through the existing OEM adjustment hole left open when the old mirror is removed. Closeout plate if same .024 aluminum painted in flat black and mounted with 1/4-20 bolts through same 3 holes for OEM mirrors. Gasket is a door seal from Home Depot. No door mods required and if I had to go back with OEM mirrors its just 15 minute re-mount.
Wheel covers - Hubcapkingdom.com. Found this set on ebay for $70 + shipping. No squeaks or creaks so far. The old trim rings used to sound like rattle cans of spray paint so I passed on trying these with pizza tins. I really like the way the SS moon caps add style. A few extra bucks but worth my time
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