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Depends on the location on the body. Where it was possible, the aluminum skin was wrapped around the tubing and riveted in place- the hood edge, cowl edge and rear cockpit edge, door edges, and a couple other discrete places. In other places, the body birdcage was formed close to the edge and rivets fastened the body to the superstructure- the hood opening edges, trunk opening edges, and the rocker panels.
From what I can tell, the door edges had tabs that were formed from the edge of the door to the door frame so there would be some adjustability before attaching with rivets. I believe this gave them some room to adjust the doors to the fender lines, but I could be wrong.
The quickjacks front and back gave some amount of support and attachment at the front and rear but it really wasn't their function.
Bob
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