Current situation - went from 1 AL panel installed to 10. 5 for the inner/front footbox areas, 2 floor pans, 2 door sides, and the rear cockpit panel above. First alignment/mockup of the turn signal went reasonably well. 4 hours? As edwardb experienced, I had to adjust the angle of the mounting bracket to get better alignment with the steering shaft. I opened it up about 4-5 degrees.

Clorox wipes do work pretty well for cleaning up still-wet silicone. I stole Jeff's idea to scotch-brite/clear the exposed panels. They're not amazing, but way better than if I just cleaned them with acetone.

Brakes - 1 step closer, 1/2 step back. Figured out how they want you to mount these. I bought longer bolts from Mcmaster, turns out the one bolt that was weird to me (12 point when the others were 6) mattered for e-Brake clearance. Welp, new bolts coming Tuesday. However, it seems to fit. I need to make a bracket on the bottom of the a-arm to hold the cable where I want. Per PMD's note above, I'm going to dry-run it through the suspension travel to make sure, and also check if I can go above the bolt as he did before I make up the bracket.

I need to spend a little bit reading ahead and seeing what's next. I think there are a few more panels, steering shaft final install, brake reservoir plumbing, then fuel/brake hard line plumbing (bending, fittings, mounting). This lets me know what I need to prepare (more powder coating, making brackets, etc)


Steering shaft mock up by Rick Shank, on Flickr

Accelerator pedal mock up by Rick Shank, on Flickr

Passenger cockpit by Rick Shank, on Flickr

​​​​​​​Passenger footbox - brushed by Rick Shank, on Flickr