Driver + Passenger footwell panels plus back panel test

First time I have ever done this before...here goes.  Having not used a rivet gun for years and never worked with aluminium before I was a little too cautious, took much longer to fit the first panel as I was scared of bending it but once I got the trick it was easy.  Oh, need to remember not to press too hard and have a fully charged drill - snapped three of my four drill bits on the first panel alone!!  Hoping I can buy them cheap in bulk from e-bay as at nearly £5 for two they arent cheap.

 These clamps were the best, cheapo B&Q own brand but perfect for holding everything in place before drilling:

Once I was happy with the fit I took everything off and put a nice thick bead around the frame where it meets with the panel.  Not sure if its right or not but I used it pretty sparingly, enough to stick the panel fine with out too much mess.

Suprised at how easy the rivet gun was.  Maybe I have a different\better one than most but I had no problems at all, each rivet was easy to snap of.  Maybe the larger panels are harder but i cant see the advantage of an air gun yet:

Decided to run a bead round the inside to make sure its water tight.  I am guessing this isnt going to be visible\will be carpeted anyway but its neat enough:

 

Back panel clamped on.  I've drawn where I am going to put the rivets so I hit the chassis but dont have any time left to drill and glue it up so will be left like this for the next two weeks:

Picking Up Kit

The day finally came, after getting the call from GBS I booked the van for the next week.

The van was overkill but I guess its better to be safe than sorry.   After a stop at Maccy Ds we pulled up at the factory and started to load onto the van.

As I have previously read GBS were thorough making sure everything was correct and I had to sign off each item as it was loaded in the van:

Shame I didnt take more pictures of the van loading, you could tell the guys at GBS had done it before - all neat and secure.  The chassis wasnt too heavy, two of us lifted it into the van with ease.

Spent a lot of time talking to Ben and Lawrence about the build procedure and they went through lots of tips, where to start and what to look out for which I am sure will be help as we progress.

Back home we managed to fit everything into the garage, its a bit of a mess at the moment:

 After a nights rest and a few other things I got time to have a tidy up, got to look after the knees :)

 First job complete - steering column bush.  Ben said this was the very first thing I should put in, it was easier than I thought but I guess thats because I had plenty of room:

Note the unopened tool chest in the background.  Thats the next job, organise the tools and plan out what we do next....