Hi y'all,
any advice from experienced builders would be appreciated on this question. I've made a lot of progress so far, but one thing is bugging me. The instruction manual often seems to drop its train of thought re the sequence of installing the aluminum panels. 2 examples: on the passenger side footbox floor, it never tells you to actually install the panel, but the pictures show it riveted in place; on the floor panel (same side) it tells you to "mark but not drill or rivet" the holes that go up the front edge of the transmission tunnel, but then never says go ahead and rivet it down. I see more examples of this the more panels I put in - is this a recurring problem in the manual??
In a related question, the trans tunnel top piece is just siliconed on in the manual, but I see several thread postings recommending rivnuts so it's well attached but removable in the future. What's the smart move here?
Finally, it seems to be taking forever to receive some of the parts on my backorder list (complete kit) - e.g. the steering box, fuel level sensor, and Halibrand wheels. Is this normal?
Thanks in advance,
Jim