Originally Posted by Bob Malphurs

If I don't have a template from the same design body (Lola) and I need to lay out the cut-outs. Before I paint and the body is clear I set the car on a flat surface with the tires, body mounts and motor (minus the heat sink and filter) on and the roll bar off. I then line up the body where the tires work best and mark them, then mark the boy mounts, antenna, roll bar and fuel openings. For the motor I set the heat sink on top of the body lining it up with the motor and mark it and the filter and high end needle as well.