Day one...I suppose

Paint

The chassis is back from Smash Attack. A beautiful job; the finish is high gloss and deep with no overspray onto the black space frame.

Lower front wishbones

As recommended, I started with the front suspension and the lower wishbones. Below are the supplied components. They look a little different from the documentation with a larger bracket to attach the damper and the stabiliser bar.

Also the rear attachment point is different with a right angle plate with a hole for the M12 100mm bolt as well as the tube welded through the space frame.

I noticed on some of the other build diaries that getting these bolts in place with all the required washers was awkward and these were no exception. I finally got them in using a screwdriver to hold all the washers in place and then sliding through the bolts with some encouragement from an engineer's mallet...still was a bit of a mongrel.

Also for the rear attachment I figured the larger washer went closest to the bolt head outside the right angle plate.

So my first day of construction...