Ultima GTR, Ultima Can Am - A Tale of 2 Ultimas

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Rosen decided the smart thing for him to do was create his ownwiring diagram to fill the needed information gap. The engineharness, intended for a front-engine car, also required reworkingto fit this rear-engine application.
Once Rosen sorted out the wiring, he routed the harness down thepassenger sidepod. Because everything is center-mounter, theharness is long enough that it could fit on either side, left orright.
Because of the tight fit in the foot box, Rosen chose to fabricatehis own gas pedal and left foot rest. It "wound up to be more workthan I thought, but you know what they say." He also fabricated hisown dash to his own specs. The interior of the Can Am has aluminumpanels riveted to the frame members with a lot of rivets. Rosen hasbuilt small airplanes in the past so was prepared for thismonumental task. "I bought the (pneumatic) riveter from HarborFreight." "The majority of rivets used were 1/8-inch diameter,aluminum rivets with a steel shank." The majority of them were putin place by hand, then popped. Where there is easy access to therivets, you can easily do one every five seconds.