The inventory process went much slower than I expected. The main problem seemed to be that I did not have the foggiest idea of what I was looking at much of the time. Ten minutes or so of fingering through the manual, I could usually figure it out. But not always. Some stuff did not seem to be on the list, some stuff seemed to be missing from the list, and some parts had changed from the list and the illustrations and instructions in build manual. In a lot of ways, this is art, not science.
Somewhere I read that there are 3000 separate parts in the car. For the most part, I seem to have what I am supposed to have. A few big items are still backordered, like the radiator, the side pipes, and the headers from the engine. None of these are needed very soon. So I am going to just press forward and not worry about every single item being exactly as expected. Hurricane has an outstanding reputation of customer service on such matters.
Here are a few pics to illustrate what was in the 25 boxes in the last post:
Here is one of the wheels and spinners.
Here is the box with all of the carpeting for the interior and the vinyl for the dashboard.
Here is the contents of one box spread out on my pooltable. Much of it is suspension parts, like the shock absorbers, and some of the steering system.
Finally, there is a picture of the windshield. That is the next thing for me to work on, temporarily assembling the windshield in order to locate some holes that need to be drilled into the frame while the body is on. It won't actually get installed for quite some time, but the location of these holes won't be accessible later.
Nathan and I will probably be doing that on Thursday. That is a 2 person job--one of the few. After that, I will be able to remove the body and start working on the frame. Until then, I am continuously reorganizing my work areas.
