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I have found after building two cars - one a scratch built with aluminum panels and one a fibergalss kit body with fiberglass cockpit, that the best solution is a comination of both! Install the fiberglass first because it is easier to seal, then add aluminum panels where it shows, like in the engine compartment. If you can leave an air gap or other insulating method between the 'glass and aluminum, so much the better.