We have made some really good progress since our regular Thursday night get-togethers.
- Windscreen opening cut in the canopy section
- Temporary windscreen cut and fitted into the opening
- All four wing sections installed at the same time (2 upper halves and 2 lower halves)
- Tail cone installed
- All four sections of the rear half fuselage installed.
That means that the rear of the car, in terms of fitment, has been accomplished. We scuffed up the wing sections last night in prep for bonding which should happen today.
Next step is to bond our body mounting tabs to the wings so that we can secure the body/wings together mechanically. Then we can bond up the lower body halves and finish installing the fasteners on the lower half of the car. (The car is currently on it's roof. Hopefully this will be the only time that happens!)
We are also debating on when to paint. We might paint the lower surfaces of the chassis while the car is still upside down. Then we can roll it over to get to the uppers.
Next is to reassemble the suspension and install it into the chassis then get the car back upright. Once the car is upright, we can mount the body mounting tabs to the top side of the wing and bond the two upper body halves together. once that happens, we can cut the motor compartment access panel out and call the bodywork complete!
In the mean time, the paint referred in an earlier post arrived and Scott painted a sample panel. It looks great!
Here are some random pics of some of the items. Once we get everything bonded up, we'll update with some additional photos.
[Edit: The pictures aren't displaying, they must be too large. I'll reduce them and re-post them]