[graydonengineering]

Just a little update, I have not had time to do any major work lately and ran out of chloroplast again but I did delete the wipers over the weekend. I rain-xed the glass which should be good enough for a sprinkle. I scratched a reference line on the wiper and stud so I can put it on in the right position the first try and threw it under the seat for a rainy day. Now if I could just make a cover for the wiper arms indents in the cowl cover it would be about as good as it could get.

After much debate with myself (I'm not talking to myself, I'm on my bluetooth I swear!) I could not settle on any tape or weather stripping I would be willing to use on my paint. I ordered some bulk black vinyl made for outdoor use which I will use for covering the big gap between the bed and the cab and also use it for some lower grill blocking. I could also use a strip on either side of the windshield to smooth the weather stripping transition that is currently about 1/4" x 90 degrees. I can cut it out in any shape I want so I can hopefully make it look more factory that way.

My MPG has been very solid at over 30. As far as I can guess, I am averaging about 31.5 mpg on my current tank! That is certainly better than I could have done before the belly pan and on track to be a new record. I am now getting about 100 more miles per tank than I used to. Yay for mods!