FWIW I have an Early Factory Five Cobra MK1 replica. The early FFR's were stated to have horrible bodies that needed many hours of prep before paint ready. At the point I purchased my kit new molds were tooled and mine is not that bad. It's not as good as the new MK3 but better then some MK2's I've seen. The way it was explained to me was as the molds become old their shapes and tolances vary resulting in a poor quality body and fitment issues. FFR has been branded for having some of the worse cobra bodys in the industry. I saw a ERA that was really bad and had a ton of spider cracks and gelcoat delaminations worse than ANY FFR body I've seen. The body panel fitment on mine is good with no major issues. No matter what glass body or parts you get there will always be some differences and issues with fit and finish. It's just the nature of the beast. Just wanted to offer my opinon being I have one of those "horrible FFR's" LOL. Good luck and hope you get things sorted. G.