Saturday 30 August 2008

Fitting body panels (RH side)

Returned the chassis flat after fitting the bottom panels. Positioned and drilled the holes for the RH outer side panel but decided not to rivet in place. I feel that leaving off will make access easier for some later tasks like adjusting the pedals and fitting the steering column.

I've finished the panel fitting for now as panels on the top of the tunnel are fitted later.




Doing all the riveting by hand without a pneumatic riveter wasn't too bad. Having said that I only did a couple of panels at a time and had some friends help for the larger panels. If you were intending doing the whole lot over a weekend say, I'd definitely recommend hiring a pneumatic riveter unless you want very sore hands!

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