Nailing the body on

We spent seven hours between us nailing the body on today. We can;t show you any pictures as the battery on the digital camera went flat. So here is a brief summary of what we did ...
jacked the car up, drilled lots of holes through the body and the chassis and put 4mm body rivets through. Doesn't sound much, but lots of use of the trolley jack and axle stands, combined with lots of measuring out to check the rivets actually went into the chassis meant this was, as always, a slow process.

This is also not a job for the elderly (Tim) laying on your back your back hurts, your muscles are too weak to push up on the drill for long periods and your accomodation is not good enough to focus on the ruler held close to your eyes.

More seriously - if you are another prospective bulder serious advice is (1) buy a really good/expensive drill (18V) and (2) use bullet style drill bits, (3) wear mask and goggles (4) to help get a fix on where the chassis rails run you can drill the seat holes and measure back from them.

Next job is to bleed the brakes - haven't got a clue where to start, despite reading the wscc website! Prepare for a flood of hydraulic fluid.