Covering the Dragon

One of the things I struggled with when deciding whether to buy the Kaiser is the fact that I don't have a garage right now. I decided, though, that since I plan to restore this car one day that any weathering it might get parked outside can be fixed in the restoration. Besides a good cover will protect it well enough for now. So, once I bought the car, I started looking for a cover. Initially I liked the idea of a touchless car cover, but the Kaiser ended up being too long for that. After some searching I decided on the Covercraft Evolution Car Cover, which is supposed to give the best protection for stormy weather like hard rain and hail which we occasionally get, and also does a good job of keeping the sun out. When you order the cover they custom make it for your car, so it fits really well. They do not, however, make an opening for an antenna, and since the Kaiser has an antenna I had to make one from the kit they provide. First I test fitted the cover on the car.

And marked the spot where the antenna goes.

Then I drew a circle for the cutout.

And put in the retainer ring.

Next step is to tie it down.

It fits!

And now the car is protected.

It seems like a really good cover and I am glad to have it since I cannot put it in a garage now. But I plan to do that as soon as I can.