Build A Saleen Mustang Look Alike - How To: Saleen Ground Effects

The next morning, Thompson set the screws in the skirts, making sure that the fit was tight and clean. He then went back under the car and used the push clips to set the skirts for the last time.

The front bumper cover was set in place after the screens were all in. Thompson is seen here hefting the unwieldy hunk of urethane into position.

After the cover was loosely placed on the car, Thompson ran into some fitment problems at the fender. He told us that the problems stemmed from the accident and a bent bracket that was supposed to hold the fender and cover in place.

The cover has to slip under the headlight bucket (arrow). This should snap into position as the original, but ours was a bit uncooperative. Thompson said that once again, this could be due to the accident.

Be careful to get the cover over the header panel, as the paint could become cracked during installation. At this point, we recommend some help to get all the slots and tabs to line up.

Since the panel wasn't fitting properly, Thompson punted and used some pop rivets to set the bumper cover right on the panel. Had the car not been hit, this would have never been a problem.

The last thing that needs to be done on the cover is to place the set screws in the lip of the bumper cover portion of the fender. Make sure that the fender has a good arc and that the hole corresponds to the flair nut on the fender liner.