Sunday 11 May 2008

Fitting body panels - starting

The first step in the build is to attach the panels to the chassis. The basic procedure is: G-clamp the panels to the chassis, drill holes in the chassis (the panels are pre-drilled); repeat for all panels; apply silicone sealant to chassis and rivet.
Here are all the panels layed out as they fit onto the chassis:
The first panels to fit according to the build manual were the seat floor pans. It seems since the build manual was produced they have changed the design and the seat floor pans are now an integral part of the chassis:

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