Factory Five Racing Mk3 Roadster, Assembly Manual

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3. If, after tightening the bolt, the spacer hits the body, move it so that it does not. The mounting plate
will bend to accommodate.
Body Prep and Painting
ATTENTION: The door, hood and trunk panels are molded without flanges (edges), and then they are
cut by a robot using a high-speed router that leaves a sharp and unfinished edge. The panels are
made BIGGER than you need or want. This is so that they can custom fit them to the MOUNTED
body. For proper panel operation, the gaps need to be sanded to greater than
3
/
16
”. Panel edges
should be rounded to match the body opening radius.
All of the exterior body accessories, Windshield and side exhaust must be mounted to
the car to obtain the correct body location in order to create the correct gaps and
opening sizes on the car before it is painted.
1. With the body mounted, fit the doors and door latches to the car.
2. Use the small and large bumpers included with the kit to set the height of the different panels so
that they are flush with the body. If necessary, cut the large bumpers to the correct height if the
small ones are too small.
3. Use a marker around the door opening, marking the panel with a ⅛ ”-
3
/
16
” line.
4. Remove the door and trim the panel so that the line can not be seen. This will give an even gap
around the door. Repeat as necessary to set the size gap that is both necessary to allow the door to
open easily and that you feel is appropriate.
5. Fit the trunk the same way as the doors.
6. Fit the hood.
7. Mount the remainder of the exterior accessories (headlights, turn signals, taillights, roll bar, side
exhaust) using the remaining instructions in the manual.
ATTENTION: If you have never done bodywork before, talk to an auto body person who is familiar with
working on fiberglass first. Before painting your body and panels we recommend mounting them
all on the finished car including all lights, windshield and doors. After working with more than
4000 customers we have found the best results to be with folks who paint their body at the very
end. After everything is tight and aligned properly, we suggest removing the body and painting it
off the car. This eliminates over spray and keeps your nice work up to this point intact.
If you will be painting stripes on your car it’s a good idea to mark or scribe the start points of the lines on
the body. When the body is off the car it’s flexible and difficult to get stripes on the front half of the body
to line up perfectly with those on the back half.
Bol
6” spacer
Nut
Quick Jack
Washers
Frame