Shedding skin

Now with the inventory sort of complete I get on to the real fun stuff. Let's put the car together. Ironically, the first step is actually to take the car apart. The fiber glass body must come off and then all of the aluminum panels should head to the shelves. The only problem is that the body is one piece that does not fit on the shelf nicely. So we need a body buck! The manual actually has some drawing and measurements for building one out of plywood and 2x4s. Also the guys over at FFCars have some advice. I had some 2x4s that were intended but not used for the pick up trip and some plywood that was left over from under the mustang shell. All I was missing was my in-law. He was the best pick for the job for two reasons: (1) he is a strong man and will help me lift the body off the frame, (2) he has a jig saw. :) Well, he showed up with jig saw and a bunch of other tools as well as a case of assorted screws. After a short while we saw this

We moved the body to the outside and rested it on the cardboard. Even though the drawings from the manual and the revised rear part from the forum where close to the actual shape of the car, they were not exact. It was no obstetrical

The problem was addressed with a smile. The buck was relativity simple to build and I had just the spot to hide the snakes skin.

It fits there amazingly well! It really appears as if that spot was meant for it. Although, Factory Five assures that the body is resistant to the elements and would be perfectly fine if stored outside uncovered, I would sleep better knowing that it's protected from harsh Canadian snow.

Some blue tarpaulin, some left over vapor barrier plastic, some tuck tape and voila! I hope raccoon don't make it their home. Oh and don't mind those parts on the tree. Didn't you hear of organic swaybars? Well now you know where they come from.