After fitting in the wheel arch ducts I changed my mind over the previous panel for the dash. Instead of the curved panel, which would have required a couple of other panels to fill in the lower area of the dash I have decided to make a new panel which fits between the wheel arch ducts. This means less work AND less weight, so its a real winner! First, was to get the profile of the body where it was going to fit. To do this I stuck some cardboard onto the front of the spider section and just traced over it with a felt marker.
It was then the normal measuring, marking and trimming until it was the rough shape I wanted. You can see here that the cockpit is now sealed with this single panel.
Marking out the aluminium
First rough cutout
The final panel is in. It needs riveting it and the rivnut putting into it, but its essentially done.
Tags: Ally Panels
