It's posts like these that make me really glad that we bought a steel body.....it may not be straight but at least it's a constant thickness!!

It is interesting that there are such varying opinions regarding a specific manufacturer.....is this because the manufacturer has such a swing in quality? Do they make a blooper and then keep adding 'glass till it looks good enough to ship? Do they short cure a body to get it out and then the body warps in the sun?

Is there a significant price spread amongst the fiberglass vendors? I see some really nice glass roadster bodies out there but the prices approach steel stuff.....

The Cobra forum seems to mirror the problem.....some good bodies, some not so good. IF I were going to buy a glass body, there are some basic guidelines that I would follow:

1. Dont buy a body based upon low price. Set your expectations and then shop for the best value, not the lowest price. Your boss didnt hire the cheapest solution when he hired you, did he?
2. Dont buy a body that you haven't seen and touched in the bare state.....before any work is done on them.
3. Find a finished car and take some basic measurements to compare to the new body. Being off 2" is not acceptable. There are posts about "standard" tops not fitting some brands.....not good.
4. Ask the manufacturer for five or ten references; throw these out because they are ringers. Ask for five more.
5. Dont buy in a heat of passion. Pretty pictures of finished cars are cool but they are a long way from a bare body.
6. Consider buying a roller from a professional where you can buy a body plus their expertise.....let them mount the darned thing. There are a bunch of professional builders on this site that are very competent. They can show you examples of their work. And, unless you value your time at $1 and hour, the pros are not much more expensive, if any. If you muck up the project and it ends up sitting in your garage for 10 years, the pros are much cheaper.
7. The darn thing is going to cost more than you think. Period.
Pro or amateur, this is always true.

mike in tucson