Era Replica Automobiles 427 ROADSTER, Assembly And Service Manual

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SECTION D - BODY/CHASSIS ASSEMBLY
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Front – Driver’s Footbox
Side – Driver’s Footbox
D\footbox
Use a small amount of sealer under the areas with rivet
holes. Lift each footbox up and slip in from the center of
the car towards the outside. Match the holes in the
fiberglass to those in the chassis
BONDING STRIPS
Special fiberglass angles are used between the inner panels
and the latteral steel tubes (see above). Attach with sealant
and rivets. The short strips attach to the upper side cowl
support tubes and the longer strip to the top of the rear
cowl support tube.
Position the short bonding strips at least
3
/
4
" back from the
front cowl transverse tube (leaving room for the firewall
that will be bonded later.) Rivet through the
sides of the
strips only.