Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe, Assembly Manual

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Line the hinge plates up against the openings with the angled supports as vertical as possible. These
need to be as vertical as possible to prevent binding in the hinge.
Mark the brackets through the mount holes.
Remove and drill the hinge brackets.
Bolt the hinge brackets in position.
Use a couple of the #6 screws in the legs of the “T” to hold the bottom of the nose for positioning. Do
not rivet these until after the nose has been painted.
Trim the stud on the fog lights to allow full adjustment of the hinges.
Nose and Hinge Alignment
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5 /
16
” drill bit, drill, 3 /
16
” hex key, 15 /
16
” wrench, 15 /
16
” socket, tape measure, marker, duct tape,
sander, air saw or jig saw.
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Nose/trunk fastener assembly, secondary body fasteners.
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It is smart to have some help when doing this step. The fiberglass edges can be very sharp.
Wear gloves when lifting or holding the body.
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The hood has been trimmed slightly oversized to allow the panel gaps to be sanded down to fit.
Screw the jam nuts onto the rod ends all the way.
Screw the rod ends into the vertical frame mounts so that there is 1¼” of threads total sticking out of the
frame including the jam nut. This is just a rough setting.
Back the jam nuts against the frame but do not tighten, they may need adjusting. With the latches
unlatched, position the nose on the frame so that the rod ends are in between the nose hinge mount
brackets on the nose.
Use jack stands in the front and duct tape on the back to keep the nose in place.