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Preparing for the build April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September/October 2005 November 2005   Starting the ULTIMA build

April 2004 Page 1 of 6 , there are 23 images in this channel.          Title The front taken off Description Friday April 9, 2004 We (my son and I) started the ULTIMA build today (Good Friday) and commenced by unbolting the factory pre-fitted front and rear sections off the chassis. I took some close-up photographs of each connector before we unbolted anything, in the event that we had to match fit these body panels onto the chassi at a later time. I also used a little silver spray paint to mark the exact place the washer and bolt assembly occupied on the chassis prior to unbolting the pieces from the Heim joints (Rose joints in British parlance). The plan was to unbolt these pieces and to store them in the basement or a spare upstairs bedroom while we worked on the rest of the car at our leisure. Both these planned storage spaces however, proved inaccessible, because of the width of these panels - they are just too big to negotiate normal sized corridors or stairs. A task that was only going to take an hour or so now turned into a daylong job. After much head scratching and consultation with my wife, we decided to bring these panels into the house through the back patio doors off the deck and into the living room, which in my opinion is underutilized and rarely used except when we have guests over. We cleared a corner of the living room, moved the largish Magnepan speakers off to the side and parked the front and rear body panels in the living room much to my wife's chagrin. I am thankful that the living room is two storeys high and even with big shiny yellow body panels occupying a fair chunk of space, they do not look too much out of place, in fact they look like pieces of an interesting big yellow sculpture now.   Size 65.25K  Date Apr,09,2004     Title Heim joint at front clip Description   Size 61.04K  Date Apr,09,2004     Title Rear Clip Description   Size 54.48K  Date Apr,09,2004     Title Engine cover removed Description   Size 63.95K  Date Apr,09,2004     Page 1 of 6 , there are 23 images in this channel.

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