Well the kit has arrived! JB dropped it off at my place at 5:00 pm giving the neighbours something to talk about. Everything seems to be there except the build manual!. Hopefully I will get that early next week.

First task is to clean and prime the frame, then paint it with chassis black. Next is to have the rear suspension brackets welded to the diff, then the diff can be re-assembled and painted. The front and rear suspension arms will go to off for powder coating, and hopefully, the suspension can be assembled by the end of the month

Here's the view from the front of the car. Can I say car? It certainly looks like a car with the GRP panels taped in place. The AVO shocks look really nice, and I am looking forward to getting all the suspension components in place. You can see the wishbones clearly in this shot.

I had hoped to get some shots of the kit arriving and being unloaded etc, but it all happened so fast, I missed the opportunity. Anyway, It's all here now, apart from a gearbox, and JB reckons he will have one of those for me this weekend. What service!

Another shot of the kit components, showing the AVO shocks and springs. I was pleasantly surprised at the shape of the car. The rear arches seem more well-shaped than I'd imagined. I'd rather been expecting sort of trailer guards, but these look ok, and with a bit of imagination I can see them looking really good.

Someone made the comment that it didn't look like a lot of car for the money, but I know that this will probably be one of the best fun per dollar purchases I have ever made. Can't wait!

A closer shot of the AVO shocks and springs showing one shock ready for assembly of the spring. I will have to make a tool to compress the springs so we can get them onto the shocks.

For some reason, this photo makes the shocks look like they are floating above the floor. I think the ambient light plus fill-in flash cancelled out the shadows, and makes them appear they're floating. Interesting.