b'FIBERGLASS BODIESBuild Tip: Fiberglass bodies suck! But you want one. Heck, you need one. Just know whatyoure getting into. Here are the pros & cons from our experience. Lets start at the beginningbuying one. For whatever reason, the people who work at most fiberglass race car body companies suffer from too much optimism. In our experience, if they say the car body will be ready in 8 weeks, that means 28 weeks. If they say this custom work will take 20 hours & cost $2000 extra, that means it will take 80 hours & cost $8000 extra. We are sure there are some companies not like this, but we have never met them.One way to insure you get your fiberglass race car body sooner (not on time, just less delay)and for the quoted priceis to buy their standard product with zero changes. Then make those changes locally when you have the body in hand, either yourself or a local fiberglass shop you trust. The good news?Fiberglass is easy to work with, customize & even repair.The super cool, lightweight fiberglass race car body you getwill not fit together right. It just wont. They NEVER do. Get over it & be prepared to do a lot of fitment work. For the naysayers on thesewho obviously have no experience with fiberglass race car bodiesit is possible to make fiberglass parts that are consistently the sameas long as they make them crazy thick with lots of bracingwhich makes the body heavier than a steel body car.The thicker the fiberglass, the better the consistency & fit. But dont kid yourself, thicker glass bodies still fit like crap. Lightweight fiberglass race car bodies are just worse, because they are so thin. Heavier, thicker fiberglass is easier to work with. But who wants a heavy race car? The substantially more expensive Kevlar, carbon fiber or composite versions will be stronger & lighter. But, they will NOT fit any better. You, or your fiberglass body guy, will need to do significant work making everythingdoors, fenders, hood, deck lid, etc.fit together. Being frank, metal bodies (old & new) fit like crap too. They take hundreds of work hours to fit well. The difference is steel is harder to work with triple, but will stay put when fixed. You are not going to get lightweight fiberglass race car body panels to fit great. Not trying to discourage you. We just want you to have realistic expectations. Once you do the work to get your body panels to line up & fit pretty goodjust know when you take the car apart for paint, powdercoat, etc.the panels will not fit nor line up the same when you put it back together. We know you put everything in the same holes with the same brackets. We get it. Welcome to the world of thin fiberglass. Youll need to do more work on fitment. Warning, if you work on thin fiberglass at different temperatures, you will get different results. Frankly heat & cold are both enemies of thin fiberglass. Youll understand this clearly when youre at the track on a hot day. Ahhhh . now your lightweight, fiberglass race car is built. Other than the occasional temporary panel warpage due to high temps, everything is good. Fiberglass bodies are easy to work with & easy to move around. Depending on how you attached certain panels, they can be quick & easy to remove, making working on your race car a joy, compared to steel bodies.If you damage it in an on-track (or off-track) excursion, theyre easy & affordable to repair. The time & cost to build and run a fiberglass race car is significantly less than steel. Giddy up!646'