Cobrazach,
Stripes for CR's:
Find dead center on the front cowl panel = put the windshield in place. Doesn't have to be bolted in. Bottom inside of the windshield you will see two small threaded holes. (Used for the windshield stanchion) Divide the distance between these two holes and you now have found the center point of the Cobra.
I then use -two inch- masking tape from front to back using the center point from the windshield and of course the center point of the 2" tape.
Measure points are the width of the stripe only and do not include the pin stripe.
Cowl at dash: 11 1/2" inch wide to top of nose 9" inches
Then using an 1/8" "roll" of pin striping tape I place it on the top edge of the nose, let it hang almost down to the floor. Hanging perpendicular from the cowl, I let gravity take over. When it is done moving around I mark where it would hit the nose opening and the lower intake area.
Takes care of the front.
Rear: Starting at the rear cowl area stripe starts out at 11-1/2"s wide.
Bottom of the trunk or rear lower panel narrows/tapers to 10-3/4. Note, be aware the tape/stripe is going to have a tendency to go WIDE as it goes over the trunk.
PIN STRIPE:
All pin stripes run parallel with the main stripe. Their is an 1/8th inch " stripe color pin-stripe. Then a 1/8th inch car color, then the stripe color as indicated above. Repeat for the outside pin stripe.
I paint the stripe color first - NO masking- let it sit 24 hours then mask off the stripes.
This picture is of cpteddies white stripe masked off, waiting for the car color.
Good luck and post pictures!
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DV