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Originally Posted by krausewich
Is the 'narrow hip' 427 officially the AC 289 series... as
confusing as that is?? and never a stateside 427 variant.
Mike.
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After the initial run of competition/SC 427 bodies/cars, Shelby turned his attention more to a street version and after a group of wide hip street cars, they brought out the narrow hip 427 street car in the US market. And then I think there were again some produced with the S/C fender and flare.
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Originally Posted by RockBit
This is a great thread, and the quality of the work is spectacular. My question is, though, aren't ERAs usually bonded to the frame before painting? I was under the impression they weren't built go-cart style.
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The ERA body does bond with adhesives and rivets to the frame structure. It's usually done prior to body and paint work. The only things I know of that complicate painting it first and then installing are that 1) the rockers curves under the frame quite a bit requiring some careful spreading during installation, and 2) ERA uses a row a rivets through the rocker bottom to the outrigger tubing on the frame which would then be painted over. I'm curious to see what Metal-morphis is planning to do at the rocker panel to secure it myself - I suspect just rivet through the paint. Original cars had rivets all over so not much different. I'm sure they have something figured out.