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Factory Five Roadster Build Part 1: Project Snake Charmer



Factory Five Roadster Tracing Along Chassis Tubes
In addition to marking the panel locations, determine rivet placement for the aluminum panels. A nifty trick outlined in the manual is to run your Sharpie along the chassis tubes to mark their location on the backside of the aluminum panels.		 Factory Five Roadster Marking Rivet Locations
Once the panels are marked, you can remove them and measure the rivet spacing (FFR supplies enough rivets for a 3-inch pattern).		 Factory Five Roadster Marked Rivet Holes
The marked rivet holes.
Factory Five Roadster Drilling Rivet Holes
Then drill the rivet holes with a 1/8-inch bit.		 Factory Five Roadster Drilled And Preped Panels
As we complete the rivet-hole drilling steps, we'll need a place to store the drilled and prepped panels until the time comes to permanently install them. If there's room, they can be placed in a pile somewhere out of harm's way. We thought it would be a good idea to mount the prepped panels to the wooden body buck with the original tapping screws. That's using our heads for a change!		 Factory Five Roadster Bare Mk III Chassis
The Mk III chassis is now as bare as they come, and soon Mustang & Fords will begin the suspension installation and plumbing brake and fuel lines. Stay tuned for more on Project Snake Charmer next month. Meanwhile, check out our Web site for weekly updates.
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