Receiving Ultima Sports delivery – lessons learned requested

[Evolution-ism]

Hello All

I am about 2 months away from my Evolution Coupe being delivered in 2 crates (coming to USA).

To be fully prepared for delivery, what would I need? or what caught you "Off Guard" when delivery came?

(I have not built the dolly yet!).

[humble]

I'm interested in this as well since my kit has left the factory and is on it's way to California.

I don't think a dolly is really necessary, I'm using a couple heavy duty saw horses.

[Evolution-ism]

I expect a fork lift is needed to move and lower the large chassis box to the ground

[huzilulu]

I used the following :

Forklift to offload boxes
Power screw driver
Pry bar
Basic tool set for removing rose joint bolts
2-3 helpers for moving larger body parts / chassis
Gatorade

Enjoy the build!

[Corsair613]

Since my tiled driveway is on an incline, it was readily apparent that setting the crates down (levelly, by forklift) would likely crack the tiles. I had to scramble to find some old tires to support the crate corners. If your driveway is inclined and paved with any sort of tile or brick, I'd advise the same.

[xrtim]

humble said:

I'm interested in this as well since my kit has left the factory and is on it's way to California.

I don't think a dolly is really necessary, I'm using a couple heavy duty saw horses.

mines on home made saw horses covered top with carpet to protect chassis. if you make them high enough you can turn body upside down on your own for the floor paneling and will take the weight of rolling chassis inc engine and gearbox

[Rscocca]

My 2 crates were delivered on the back of a flat bed tow truck.
I used moving dolleys under the crates and had the driver tilt the bed back. We attached the tow cable to the top of the crates to control decent of each one. then pushed both crates up drive to garage.

[Steve_D]

xrtim said:

humble said:

I'm interested in this as well since my kit has left the factory and is on it's way to California.

I don't think a dolly is really necessary, I'm using a couple heavy duty saw horses.

mines on home made saw horses covered top with carpet to protect chassis. if you make them high enough you can turn body upside down on your own for the floor paneling and will take the weight of rolling chassis inc engine and gearbox

Trestle or saw horse may work if you have plenty of space to work around the car.
For most builders this will not be an option and a dolly will allow the car to be pushed to one side of the build space to allow maximum access to the side of the car being worked on. It also allows you to push it outside on sunny days.

Steve

[crossram]

Dolly is really nice especially if you want to move it around. I'm in N CA and still have the dolly .

I turned the crates into outdoor storage units

The guys at the long Beach and Oakland loading docks are so nice and helpful :-)

[Evolution-ism]

How heavy is the frame? How many people do I need to lift frame out of crate onto saw horses or dolly?

[EVO CL]

I would say it's approx 200-220kg. I lifted it myself by moving one end at a time onto a removalist dolly then rolling it to where I wanted it set up then lifting one end at a time onto Jack stands. Ideally you'd have two people but can be done with one.

[Storer]

It's less than the 2.5 tonne lift capacity of my forklift.......