Quote Originally Posted by Chainsaw View Post
We tried to put the body on Tuesday, but it was a no-go. I had to trim a bit off of the lower rear fiberglass and adjust the radiator to make is not extend past the quick jack mounts. I thought the latter was going to be an issue and it was. I hope those two changes and some better coaxing of the body will allow this body to go on to see if I still need to trim the cockpit opening, front and rear. I will also check my expected gas cap location with the body on.
Jack,
I have had the body off my 289 several times in order to get it to fit well. There was quite a bit of trimming around the gas tank as well as shaving off the front and rear cockpit edges. The trimming around the gas tank allowed the body to move forward enough to allow the doors to fit.
For me this has been the most challenging part of the build so far!
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Steve