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As far as body goes, what I REALLY want is plans for a late 289 FIA body buck, so I can roll my own alloy body.

The car I fell in love with in 1976 was beyond asymmetric; it was an aluminum raisin, and the repairs had long since been proper aluminum welded; it had pop rivets galore. I imagine very few original race cars had anything like symmetry.

I still have all my aviation sheet metal repair tools, so I am good for #30 bits, clecos etc. The alloy shaping is my next great frontier to conquer, though. I have a hammer set, shot bag and am making a new stump (my neighbor's Ash tree has been killed by Ash borers, and it will yield two good shaping stumps).

This initial process has made me realize that the essence of the 289 Cobra isn't the engine, the frame or the body; it's the four uprights and differential. Once you make accommodation for those, the rest falls in place.