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Old 02-18-2015, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Greg Reid View Post
I'd still be interested to know how they attached the hood to the fenders while everything is 'floating' so to speak... Some type of jig, I would imagine, to hold everything stable.
The Jig would be the Buck Build that Keith referenced. When I was at Ford the fenders, grille, and core support were placed upside-down in the buck and then bolted together. After it was assembled it was flipped right side up just before meeting it's car body.

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