Well, I finished the cockpit sheet metal... well almost, the transmission cover goes on much later in the build and there is still a couple pieces of the driver foot box that will also be installed later.

So, some of the stats on this portion of the build, Almost 200 rivets were installed! That means that around 400 holes were drilled n sheet metal and sub-frame.

 

The back panel sheet metal has 100 rivets installed and no I did not use a pneumatic riveter. Does look pretty cool. unfortunately I'll be covering it with thermal/sound deadening material and carpet at least I will know how cool  looks. Got to hand it to Factory Five most of the sheet metal fit very tight without any adjustments. Only one panel needed to be formed a little bit to fit nicely.

 

 

 

All of the Aluminum surfaces that are facing outside of the car are coated with Shark Hide to help preserve the Aluminum.

 

So I think the next thing is to prepare the driver side foot box (drilled holes) and use the Cleco’s instead of riveting them for now to allow me full access to the pedals, brakes and fuse panel.

With the cockpit sheet metal done I took the opportunity to place the seat and steering wheel in place to see how I fit. Being 5’-10”… no problem looks/feels like plenty of room. I’ve been thinking about adding a quick release on the steering wheel for theft protection. Park and lock the steering wheel in the trunk.