This page will be organized in a similar fashion to the build order the Ultima GTR build manual suggests. Hopefully, this will make the pages herein more useful for those who are looking for advice on how to complete certain parts of the project, and for those who want some insight into the build process itself. You may see that some of the sections have skipped days and such. It is not strictly necessary to affix all of the aluminum skin panels before moving on to other stuff. I have found the skinning process to be very tedious, so changing to the suspension and steering for a while is a welcome relief, and can be done after the cockpit panels have been done. In fact, once most of the panels are done, there are several different parts of the project you can undertake simultaneously. Just remember if you skip around to note where you left off, and don't box yourself in such that you can't go back and complete what you left.

By Day

By the Manual

1. Fitting the aluminum skin panels to the chassis
   Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 14 Day 15 Day 17 Day 20 Day 21 Day 25 Day 31 Day 33 Day 54
2. Assembling the pedals and fitting the master cylinders
   Day 12 Day 13
3. Fitting the steering rack and column
   Day 12 Day 13 Day 16 Day 19
4. Assembling the wishbones
   Day 11 Day 12 Day 15
5. Fitting the uprights and brake calipers
   Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 16 Day 18 Day 20 Day 21
6. Preliminary alignment of suspension
   Day 30
7. Fitting the gear linkage (except for the rear mechanism)
   Day 16 Day 17 Day 21
8. Pre-fit of the radiator and fitting of the water pipes
   Day 17 Day 18 Day 20 Day 24 Day 25 Day 30 Day 31
9. Fitting all hydraulic lines, hand brake, radiator bleed pipe
   Day 18 Day 20 Day 21 Day 22 Day 24 Day 25 Day 26 Day 28 Day 32 Day 35
10. Fitting wiring loom, instrument cables, heater (A/C), battery and other parts destined for the side pods
    Day 23 Day 24 Day 26 Day 27 Day 28 Day 29 Day 32 Day 33 Day 47
11. Pre-fit body panels
    Day 31 Day 33 Day 46 Day 47 Day 50 Day 51
12. Pre-fit doors, locks, hinges and instruments
    Day 49 Day 50 Day 51
13. Final fit of side pods, fuel tanks, center section, bulkheads and front and rear sections
    Day 34 Day 35 Day 42 Day 43 Day 46 Day 51 Day 54
14. Pre-fit of the lights
    Day 34 Day 37 Day 39 Day 40 Day 41
15. Pre-fit of the plexi side windows and headlight covers.
    
16. Prepare and paint body work
    
17. Carpeting and trim
    Day 45 Day 46 Day 47
18. Final fit of seats, belts, instruments, lights, locks, etc.
    Day 36 Day 37 Day 44 Day 48
19. Final fit of engine and ancillaries
    Day 53 Day 54
20. Refit of plexi, lights and fit windshield and grilles
    Day 38
21. Set of suspension, spanner check, bleed fluids
    
22. Registration
    
23. Road Test