Mk4 Build Video: Body Work Pt. 2

Factory Five's Tony and John go over the tools they'll be using to do the body work, and then start to trim the wheel wells.

[@peaceprayer595]

You guys should offer to do this before the car leaves the factory. I would pay for this part everytime personally.

[@StreetRodJim]

I just bought a reciprocating saw yesterday. This video came just in time.

[@chancecoleman4418]

Holy fiberglass splinters

[@thegarrettwarrenproject]

These vids are incredibly helpful. Thank you guys for taking the time to document the process and share it. Invaluable info here. Greatly appreciated.

[@luissoto685]

Thank yall for these videos! Very much appreciated!

[@steveafanador6441]

One day I will be doing this. One day😊

[@montycrain5783]

All that makes me itch just looking at it. I’d need a Tyvek suit and a forced air respirator to do that.

[@TeddyRumble]

Get a shop filtration system.

[@DonNagel9250]

Keep them coming!

[@BradThePitts]

Looks scary to me. What do you do when that saw blade starts to wander off in the wrong direction?

[@nomehdrider]

good question

[@AndrewBurtonS-group]

get a Saw blade that's shorter

[@TheEdward234]

Is there an option for you guys to do all the body work for the customer before it ships out? The cutting I mean, not the paint. Basically to get it to the state where after delivery it can go straight to body shop.

[@west2401]

will you do the "solid car guys" vids again?

[@seventhcircleracing3012]

Is it necessary to trim the wheel well?

[@benrambow144]

Any chance at a series for the coupe? Or at least 1 using these videos as a starting point?

[@handyishrandyish334]

That fiberglass looks awfully flimsy. What’s the layer thickness on these bodies? I did the exact job on a Vette wheel arch and it didn’t flex at all

[@TeddyRumble]

Hearing protection. You only have two.

[@brianforder4471]

For the price of the kit, there shouldn't be that much modification and work required.

[@robderstadt]

What kind of blade are you using on the air saw?

[@factoryfive]

We are using a fine tooth blade.

[@dougiequick1]

Seems like a router might work for some of it? Ever tried that?

[@dougiequick1]

5 to 8k for prep and paint? Seriously? What happens if the body is body is significantly damaged after car is complete? Maybe a front or rear crunch or fender smashed? Can fiberglass be repaired or are repair panels available to be grafted in? Or is the entire body replaced at that point? If I was going to track one of these cars Iseriously would not spend that much trying to make perfect...and I would think a number of these cars would see the track

[@quinnjim]

Too bad they aren't good enough to just produce it to fit correctly in the first place. If you're selling the frame, just make the body fit.

[@j.e.d.8065]

Because you can't. If the body is not mounted it will warp ask any hot rod builder.

[@nomehdrider]

@@j.e.d.8065 agree, not a great deal of personal experience here, but, I think they would have to sell you a completed chassis-that some other kits offer-ready for engine install

[@j.e.d.8065]

@@nomehdrider Most people buy the chassis first and complete it before buying the body. I have worked with fiberglass reinforced with Kevlar for over 25 years and carbon fiber for 5 years their is nothing you can do to stop it from moving around unless you add a metal structure or mount it to its chassis. Even steel bodies flex.