Update 5/21/07
Sorry it took so long to get this up but I've been busy.
Ok first on the update I fiberglassed the inside finaly. It didnt come out a smooth as I had hopped as there are a few gators inside. Nothing too bad but still not as smooth as I had wanted.
I then moved on and drilled my holes for the screws that I was planning on useind to secure the ears to the bucket. After the holes were drilled I held the ears on and marked them with a marker through the hole. I made the holes slightly oval because I wanted to give my self a little play room so that I could line the ears up 100% perfect.
For my ears I decided to make them removeable like my visor. I used a fostner bit to sink some tenuts in the the ears them selves then glued them in with some 2 part epoxy.
Unfortunatly when I was useing the fostner bit to sink areas for my tnuts inside the bucket I went a little too far and actually ended up going all the way through the mandible. Nothing a little bondo won't fix though!
Heres the inside of the bucket with the tnuts installed I made kind of a mess of the insdie of the bucket with the epoxy but its not big deal because I am planning on painting the inside anyway.
After some more sanding I finally threw a coat of primer on the bucket. Its actually starting to look like a good bucket! I still need to do some more finish sanding and a little bit more filling here and there but it will soon, and finally, be ready for paint!
You can see here the hole repair went pretty well.
I have made quite a mess in my new apartment. It feels good to have that kind of freedom. My fiance probably wouldnt be too happy, but lucky for me she isnt moving in till next month
I have also been working on another bucket that I'll post over in the "appropriate forum" in a little while.