Aluminum Removal And Preparation - Factory Five Racing Mk3 Roadster Assembly Manual

5. When you store the body on the ground (unsupported) for long periods of time you may get slight
distortion (bowing) around the walls forward of the doors. In order to avoid the chance of this
happening, we recommend putting two short 2"x 4" braces (24" long) under the windshield holes
(running vertically to support the hood cowl area just forward of the doors under the windshield
holes). Use these 2"x 4" 's whenever the body is on the ground; otherwise make a body buck to
support it. A body buck diagram is in the appendix. The dimensions do not have to be exact. A
rough shape is all that is needed to hold the body.
ATTENTION: The spacing of the rivets is a personal preference. The kit includes enough rivets to
space them every 3" except in the foot boxes where spacing can be every 2".
1. Mark each panel and take pictures of how the panels fit together (i.e. which is on top).
2. Mark the floors, trunk walls and floor, and cockpit rear wall panels for the rivets before removal. To
get straight and evenly spaced rivets, draw on the underside of the aluminum panel around the frame
members with a black permanent marker.
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