Blending body panels?

[John]

I'm helping of buddy of mine with his Factory Five cobra and we are working on the body; filling it and sanding it smooth. Everything was going well until we got to the various doors of the car. The trunk seems to be the biggest problem; even though its about the right size, it doesn’t follow the contour of the car correctly and is probably over an inch to high in some spots. How do I blend this in with the rest of the body?

[Bill D]

Wrong forum. Try ffcobra.com

[Gregg]

John, pictures would be helpful. Depending upon the locations, you can try heat with weight to try and lower or you might have to cut and re-glass parts in at the correct height and then blend the panels inside and out if necessary. Enjoy.

[John]

Yeah, I was afraid of having to cut up and re-glass it. That might be the only way. Ill try to get a pic next time I’m over their. I have worked with fiberglass a lot in the past, but never ‘repaired’ anything with it like this before. Any web-resource recommendations?

[Jonathan S]

If it is as bad as you say call Factory Five. They would probably replace the bad panel.

[Big-Foot]

having done more than just a few of these cars I find over an Inch in contour difference excessive - matter of fact even in the worst of the glass from FFR I've had 3/8 that I had to work out of it...

I'd check in at ffcobra.com as Bill suggested and I would also place a call to FFR.. You are aware that FFR's have a different contour trunk from any other currently available Cobra Replica. It's know as the "Perky Butt" by most...

[Steve]

I have had a couple of cobs, the latest from a company called Gardner Douglas.

Straight out of the mould, there are no alignment issues to be dealt with.

FF should never ship anything that needs that much work - they really ought to replace it with no argument.