RS Blog 2 - First Ultima Drilling

Dec 22

I finally took a drill to the chassis. It was the point at which I needed to remove the center tub, meaning rivets from Britain had to be removed. While this evening’s task was very simple it was a step in the direction of process. Over the holiday weekend I plan to fit the first interior panels. Most of this post is documenting the state of body before removing rivets and nuts.

Front Right

Included small washers on the three rivets

Front Access

Stubby ratchet with swivel and deep socket 10 mm. A little annoying, but not hard.

Parts for Front Assembly (1 side)

Three washers for rivets, two 6x1.0mm nuts and set of washers

Tight wrench fitment

Passenger side wouldn’t fit the box end, while the drivers side had enough clearance.

British 10 mm?

Hardware and Tools for Rear

To attach the rear of center fiberglass body includes two bolts and two nuts with corresponding washers. Lock washers on the bolts.

Nice alignment and gaps

Left has no spacer

Look at that fitment

So much width on side pod

Shim on right side

All Center Tub Hardware

One piece that took some time to understand how it fit in between all the tubes and body was the rear divider (not sure what else to call it). After a beer or two I realized it rolls out and squeezes between everything on the drivers side (passengers side for UK peeps). Definitely need plenty of dexterity and masking tape to ensure no scuffs.