As of today, the car is assembled and drivable!
Earlier in the week we put the windshield on, visors on and wind-wings on:
Adjusted the windshield wipers and put various trim plates on too. Oh yeah, the doors are on and were a pain in the ass to align:
From the inside:
We attached the radiator aluminum to the body, hooked up the oil cooler below and put the hood on:
Hood still needs minor alignment, but looks good from any angle:
And it looks good closed too:
We have temporary plates so we can drive it down to the DMV for inspection:
A few minor things 'here-and-there' to work out, (brakes need to break-in, minor alignment on hood/trunk/doors, still misfires at low RPM if ya dump the clutch) but it's done.
We built a car!
Here's Dad bringing her back from the maiden voyage around the neighborhood (the sound on my camera just doesn't do it justice):
After a quick check of everything, I took her for a spin and um...it's INSANE fast, handles like a cat on carpet and is a blast to drive. I've never been in any other car quite like it. It feels solid, not at all like we assembled it from a bunch of boxes. I did get her into third gear, but our neighborhood roads don't have enough 'room' to really stretch her legs, heh.
Though the build portion of the car is done, I'll still post videos and pics here, so check back soon!
As an estimate, I think we put in closer to 700+ hours total build time and just over one year.
Thanks to everyone who helped and huge thanks to Factory Five for enabling our dream! It's been a hellofa ride building it, and now it's officially a hellofa ride! :)
