Team Daily FFR Mk3.1 Build: It Rolls!!!

Well the guys have come and gone, and there's a whole lot to update. I'll try to keep the introduction brief and let the pictures do the talking. In short, we replaced a couple of faulty parts that arrived in time from Factory Five, installed the tires and did the preliminary "eyeball" alignment on all four corners, built and installed the engine and transmission. We even had visitors. Todd and his neighbor Mickey (a garage mechanic) came to join in on the fun. And Howard cooked his famous ribs for the whole team on Friday evening. Everybody was working hard and everything was going great until we started unpacking and assembling the engine, clutch and transmission. We discovered that a number of bolts were missing, and in particular one special bolt that works with the clutch fork. Who knew that one tiny bolt could bring all the progress to a screeching halt? It was late in the afternoon on Friday at this point, so we decided to break for the day and devise a plan 'B'. To make a REAL long story short, Brad, Grandpa and I began early Saturday morning by visiting a local Ford dealer's parts department and about 7 different auto parts stores to get the parts we needed. We called ahead on the way back at noon and told everybody to get off their butts because we were back in business! By late Saturday night, we had assembled the engine-clutch-transmission and installed it in the car. This last sentence REALLY REALLY shortens the whole story, and skips a lot of laughter, colorful language and creative thinking by the whole team.