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David,

Back to your original question. Since I just finished one of your 289 cars by cutting, fitting, and riveting inner panels and footboxes, I feel somewhat qualified to speak.

Some of the panels have to be installed before the body is put on the car. I assume you would do that in Poland.

On a 289, the footboxes should be installed before the body goes on. Not sure about a 427. I assume that would be done in Poland also.

There will be potential problems if you have the customer form his own panels in a sheet metal brake. You know, rights / lefts, and directions of bends. Are you going to form the panels or ship flat sheets? I guess you can always ship more raw panels if the customer makes a mistake and makes 2 rights rather than a "right" and a "left".

You will need to give him some instructions on where to fix and rivet panels. I was very lucky with my "build" having unlimited access to over a dozen original cars in various states of assembly.

All in all, I would do it again, but I didn't save any money.

Bert Brown
KMPS007