...and another Ultima GTR is started...

[russf]

Chassis arrived spot on time at 8:00am this morning - a nice brisk -2 deg C morning as well. All unloaded and rolled into the garage by 8:30. The delivery chaps were great.

Right then, as I have the day off work today, its back into the garage to get started. "Never put off till tomorrow..." and all that.

[cliveg]

Good luck with the build. Do you plan to fit the body yourself or get the factory to do it?

[stig]

Measure twice, cut once

Good luck chap!

[steve_d]

Measure twice, cut once, buy an air riveter.

Steve

[luckyp]

Measure twice, cut once, buy an air riveter, keep one eye on the stage you are at in the build manual, another two stages ahead of that, and the other on the various build websites that all these nice gents here on the forum have produced.......

..........oh yeah, and you see your nice clean finger nails? Say goodbye to them!

Good Luck Russell!!

[silversix]

Measure twice, scratch head, measure again, go and have a coffee, measure again, and ask wife to confirm that you've measured it right, then say a prayer and cut. Well that was the Westfield anyway. Hopefully this will apply to an Ultima one day (have to sell the Westfield, and M400 first though).

[luckyp]

Hey Russell,

Have you come up for air yet? Gis us a picture!

Lucky P

[donkeasy]

Wished it was wk 15.

[builder]

Congrats Russ! Let the journey begin!

Took me about a two hours of trimming very carefully to fit the first pannel. Grind a litle...check fit. Grind a little more...check fit. Once again. Okay, that's one corner. Lots of eye-balling and guess-timating. Next, measure, mark, hold breath and drill the chassis!!!

[russf]

cliveg said:

Good luck with the build. Do you plan to fit the body yourself or get the factory to do it?

My instinct tells me I should let the factory do it…

luckyp said:

Hey Russell, Have you come up for air yet? Gis us a picture! Lucky P

Pictures will appear soon


I'm progressing well - only one mistake so far, but its fixable! - Thanks for the advice.... it's all soooo true!

Russ.