[aerohead]

One new tire 'failed' over it's 1st night.Completely flat by morning.I didn't leave the house for 2-days,and this morning,pumped it up,and after a snack,went by the tire store.The metal valve stem had a fault.$ 15 later,I have 4-trustworthy tires.I'll run them at the full 44-psi.
I've added permanent deadwood and central support spine to the lower body chassis which will hold the upper body section to it's proper elevation when attached.I prime as I go,as if the model will be fully exposed to the elements.I can't afford ANY warping.
I spent 1-day with a go-no-go ground clearance-sized block,shimming the belly pan to a constant elevation,for the flat portion,and constant-clearance for points along the angled diffuser section.The belly will never have to be removed.This is with the stinger section attached,so the whole car has it's belly now.It's within 1/32th of an inch accuracy all-around 'flatness.'
Yesterday I spent the entire day beginning to wrap the perimeter of Baby's lower body section belly pan with cedar.3-pcs took the entire day.They required angle cuts,compound cuts,kerf cuts (for bendability),dados,rabbits (for chassis and wheel axle clearances),then countersinking before drywall screws went in from below,carefully bending as I went to fit the curvature of the belly.
I cannot flip the lower body over until this perimeter is in place and reinforced,or else the 1/8th-inch-thick belly will be destroyed.
And I cannot begin the wheel fairings until I can safely flip the lower body section.
I fashioned a stainless steel 100% grille plug from a $4 salad bowl.
I also made a pattern for a fairing to cover Poco-Loco's rear windscreen to be tested at DARKO.
Now that I have the tires,I can do really close-fitting of the belly and also size the wheel fairing package (8-fairings).
'Got some rain coming but there's plenty of 'indoors' projects I can stay busy with.