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 Note how the new nose wraps...  Note how the new nose wraps around the framehorns and the front crossmember.  Cook also fabricated the hood,...  Cook also fabricated the hood, which has been marked for a bubble necessary to clear the air cleaner.  To establish the underhood...  To establish the underhood profile and determine the size of the air cleaner bubble, a wood template was made.  A hole was cut in the hood...  A hole was cut in the hood and the flanged bubble was attached with polished button head screws from Stainless Specialties. They also supplied the fasteners for the car.  From start to finish no detail...  From start to finish no detail was overlooked by the Cotati Speed Shop crew. Prior to paint and upholstery, the inside of the body was treated to a layer of Dynamat. All the weatherstripping that will be added is from Steele Rubber Products.  Even new steel bodies have...  Even new steel bodies have minor imperfections, to make them smooth as glass the flanks were given a skim coat of polyester then block sanded.  From primer to paint all the...  From primer to paint all the paint products were supplied by PPG, which included the water-borne Envirobase basecoat system.  The finishing touch on Cook's...  The finishing touch on Cook's brilliant metalwork is an equally beautiful insert by Alumicraft.  Before the final color coats...  Before the final color coats were applied, the body was primed and block sanded repeatedly. A guidecoat of dark primer over the lighter gray helps expose any high or low spots.
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