On Saturday I started making the second outer cowl panel, and ended up re-doing the patches that I had done previously. After a few hours of cutting and shaping, I had a panel that I was happy with. I think I made a better job of this one, but nobody will see it anyway. I ground out the joins a little ready to weld it on, then painted the inside of the panel and the area it would cover. I’d pretty much run out of time then, so closed the door on it ready to continue on Sunday.

It all started to go wrong for me on Sunday, my grinder’s power lead broke and went on and off intermittently. Then I ran out of gas for the mig, so I cleaned the rest of the paint and dirt that I could reach with the grinder brush then gave it a quick skim of filler on the passenger side and across as far as the unfinished corner. A quick half hour with the DA sander an I could see how it will look when it’s finished. A couple of low spots need filling, but overall I’m pleased with it. I think I’m going to box the support uprights in to smooth it a little more, but thats a job for next weekend.