Body Removal and Front Suspension Assembly

With inventory complete the first step in assembly it actually dis-assembly.  The body and aluminum panels are loosely attached to the chassis for shipping so I got a hold of some friends who were willing to come over and lend a hand.  With one of us on each corner of the body we lifted (rear first) and the body came off.
The "body buck" I built is on stilts so I can roll it in to the garage above the chassis for storage.  It was a cool idea I gleaned from other builders, but it makes a bit more challenging to place it on the buck.  Me and another friend actually sliced are fingers pretty good so I bought some extra gloves for next time.
Since taking the body off took all of 5 minutes... We decided to remove the aluminum panels as well.  3 of us with markers labeling the pieces and a couple with nut drivers and ratchets made pretty quick work of that too so... why not start assembling the front end.

So we grabbed some pizza for lunch and assembly began.  We actually got everything together to the point were the first back ordered part stopped us.  The spindles were missing, but we got the rest of it loosely assembled.

Inventory

With the makings of a car in the garage inventory began.  It took a few days to go though every box (~23) and count nearly every nut and bolt.  Just about everything was there.  Some items we're known to be missing and are on back order.  A few other things were just plain missing.  No big deal though Factory Five has been awesome about shipping the missing parts.  One funny thing though was that there were no front brake components on the packing list or in any of the boxes.  Called up Factory Five and sure enough they complete spaced it all together.  They will be here next week.

Just had to test out a seat :)

Building the Roadster

The MKIV arrived on Sunday July 27th.  Jim from Stewart Transport was the driver.  He was a bit concerned about maneuvering the trailer in the neighborhood so I met him at a local parking lot and showed him the roads up to the house.  He was good with getting the truck up there and turned around so I dropped him back off at his truck and he followed me up the hill to the house.

My wife and her parents helped us get all the boxes unloaded first.  Then Jim hooked the car up to he crane and set it down on the dolly.  We pushed it up the driveway and in to the garage.  Jim just lifted the body and frame while we slid the jack stands under it.

I got a bunch of parts I need for the build.  I ordered the wheels from Levy Racing and everything between the crankshaft and the drive shaft from Fortes Parts Connection.  It took the wheels and tires a bit longer than expected to arrive, but they finally did.
With these parts, now I basically have all the major parts I'll need to complete the kit.  Now it's just a matter of waiting for it to arrive.