[TC Cobra]

Don, DV, Jay, Anybody!

Dropped the body (actually, lowered it carefully) onto the frame today and I have a few issues/questions about how it should be resting on the surfaces as indicated in the manual.

1. It seems to be teetering on the horizontal surfaces at the sides of the cowl bar.

2. The back end is about 3/4" too high where its supposed to rest on the cross member ahead of the axle.

3. There seems to be about 1/16" between the curved portion of the cowl bars and the underside of the dash.

4. The front mounting surfaces are not as tight as they should be. One of the reasons is that the side pipes on the right side are interferring with the cutout. I've opened the cutout about 1/2" more than the left but it's still too tight.

5. The door sill areas is not as tight as they should be. Also, the surfaces where the seats mount are very flexible and are not resting on the frame.

6. I've had the body on a stand resting on the rear lips of the front wheel wells and the rear portion of the floor. Is it likely that the body sagged out of shape? (The door openings still have the panels in place.)

7. It doesn't seem to be hung up anywhere else (already trimmed the snout liner to clear the sway bar).

Should I continue to enlarge the sidepipe cutout until I've got the clearance I need? (probably another 1/2" or so)

Should I be able to see exposed frame below the rocker panels?

What are some absolutes to look for and to make sure of as I finish this phase?

Sorry for the long post - I wanted to give you as much info as possible.

Thanks for your help!
Dwain