Daytona Accuracy (Fist Fight)

[MAStuart]

Hi! I have been following this thread and all the other treads in the coupe talk. I am scratch building a coupe and am trying to do it to original specs. I have spent quite a bit of time on the internet researching articles, pictures, etc. From what everyone says there is minor differences between bodies, but when you get looking there really is a lot of difference between bodies. There is probably differences in the same car at different points in time.
It is probably a loaded question, who makes the most accurate body. It is probably a question that really can't be answered.
Personally, I like the look of the CSX 2300.
On the first page of this thread, the 2601 has the most similiar roof to the original, the 2287. Looking at side views of all the cars, I can't believe they have the same windshield. The windshield of the 2287 looks more rounded in the vertical direction. On the other cars, the windshield looks flatter in the vertical direction. The windshield of the 2287 also appears to be laying back more and the roof blends into it, making the windshhield, the roof and the hatch look more rounded. On the 2299, the roof looks flattened (not humped up) over the driver's head.
Is the windshield on the 2299 really positioned up higher or is it just installed more vertical? Is it really a high roof line or more flattened? It doesn't appear to have much space above the driver's head.
The post #48 of this thread, it says the roof line was because of an improperly mounted cowl hoop. Did the Italians change the windshield position or is it because of the cowl hoop position?
Where were all the coupe chasis' modified? At Shelby American? There seems to be minor diferences in the chasis from what I can see. On the chasis that I am building, from the prints, it is supposed to be 23 7/8in from the top of the 3in main rail to the top of the cowl tube. I just happened to be working on this part of the chasis, the cowl tube and support tubing. I will try to post a picture of this area so you can see what it looks like before the sheet metal is applied. Mark