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Old 06-02-2009, 01:28 PM
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Kennesaw (every resident must have a gun) GA Chuck at Cobra Restorers has been doing it a long time, but ERA permanently mounts the bodies before they are painted. They believe that the painter is then better able to adjust door, hood and trunk gaps and there is less likelihood of stress cracks from mounting the body. (The body has to be "stretched" slightly to go over the dash hoop). They do not install the inner aluminum panels (or drivetrain, obviously) until the cars are returned from paint. The frame rails can be masked off.

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