First question have you opened the hood and let it rest on the nose to keep it open. Also do you have good support for the nose of the car and did you force the nose up a little when mounting it. I have a few
of Joe's cobras under my belt and I have seen cracks during the build from moving the body around wrong but nothing big at all after the car has been finished.
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