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Paul Mantz/Jackie Cochrane Kit #0013

The locating pins on the fuselage fit pretty loose in the sidewall detail frames.  They must fit at just the back edge of the slots the instrument panel will fit in, and
just level with the cockpit sill, with the levers projecting above.  If the positioning is not just right, the aft end of the radiator duct will have a gap or be
mis-aligned vertically.  As shown, I removed the two dogs on the bottom to give me more freedom in fitting the  cockpit floor/duct assembly later on.