One of the last things to do is to trim the side panels for the connecting rod. I made a 1/2 hole on some flashing material I had laying around. Created a slot so I could wrap it around the bar, I then marked where the panel holes would be and transposed the bar position to the panel. I drilled a 1/2 + 3/16 in that position and made a cut out so I could insert the panel around the bar. I am thinking of making some filler pieces for the opening behind the bar to avoid Skittles and M&M interfere with the flap action.