Quote Originally Posted by Michael101 View Post
Question for the team. I’m curious to know if my engine side panel/nose cone alignment is consistent with what you guys have done. It’s hard to see in these photos but I’ve run a yellow string along the door body mounding out to the grille. If you zoom in you can see that the side panel/nose cone has a rear to front rise. I have the radiator assembly set up on the top upper control arm bolt per the manual. I also have the radiator tilting about as far forward as it will go.

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Don't set your side panels until the hood and under grill lip are fitted and aligned. Once that is done then work on the side panels. I see you have the Gen 2 version so I would expect the alignment to the Hood will be better. In the Gen 1 version, based on how much rake you put on the front grill, you may need to trim the side panels. I placed as much rake as possible on it and needed to cut a slice out of the side panels. Get the grill in and work your hood, then work the sides. Work to what you like best and then adjust from there.
You can see what I had encountered in my build thread (Black & Copper) but here are a couple pics of the side panel modification I ended up doing due to the pronounced angle of the grill.
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