Still March 2004	The first rivets are placed
		I have officially started to assemble the kit after removing all the aluminum panels that were put in place during shipment.  I carefully label all panels and made marks (with a marker) on where the panels were and which panels overlapped others. Oh, the body was carried to the back yard and placed on a "body buck".  I'll have pictures of that later. I have to say I was a bit nervous because after doing inventory I felt like I had more parts then I had instructions.  But what the heck, real men don't need instructions.  arg  arg  arg I did have to purchase a riveting tool.  I picked up one with a swivel head for 20 bucks and it is so cool.  I am going to look for things to rivet just to rivet.  I did find out it does not rivet dog  tails to the wall very well.  .... Just kidding.
		Here is a close up of the F panel that is one of the first things to rivet.  Also installed was the upper  control arm.  I also realized I will need to invest in a new 1/8 inch drill bit. The upper ball joint was screwed in to that upper  control arm but I did not find any torque specs for that. The ball joints, control arms, IFS assembly included a bag of nuts, bolts and washers.  In the end it was pretty easy to figure out where all  those parts were used but my first reactions was YIKES what do I do with all this stuff. So far I have no extra parts.  This is good. Note in the top picture you see the dash was also riveted in place.  The section above the driver's foot box was not yet riveted.  It was not clear from the directions but it sounded like it might be necessary to bend that piece when the wiring gets installed.  Will finish riveting that later.
		After working on the car I turned to open a box that I thought was from Factory Five (back order parts).  To my surprise my brother sent me out a set of polished aluminum Cobra valve covers. AWESOME!!  What a pal! Anyone want to buy a pair of blue stock valve covers.  lol Several folks have asked about the time spent on the car so I will start a running counter that gives approximately how much time was spent. Please remember this is a hobby, not a race. Many of you could probably do this faster.  I am just having fun so don't laugh when you see I take 3 hours to install new valve covers..... lol
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