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July 19, 2020. I got started on the drivers door vent window. I tore it down, cleaned and prepped everything for paint.

I got tired of tip-toeing around my grill, so I put it back together, then loosely installed it in place. I tracked down the front turn signal housings (amazingly they were in a box marked with "turn signals"), I only looked in that box twice before I dug deep enough to find them. After I got them installed, I had to remove them to ensure that they had a clean ground path. One must know that the electrical connection between the 67 and 68's are different! The 68 set was in much better condition than the 67 set, but the spade connectors on the 67 are in a "V" configuration, while the 68's are set at a 90 degree angle.

I'll need to loosen the radiator support and fenders to get it all properly aligned.

I installed the headlights with new adjustment screws and some nice stainless screws that I found in my magic bolt box for the headlight retainers. I turned on the headlights and nada, nothing. grr.
The battery was dead (something is draining it and I borrowed the extension cord for the battery maintainer). I put the charger on the battery, still no headlights.... of course, it helps to plug them in.

The headlights, tail lights, brake lights and turn signals all work properly.