Armed with a new bottle of gas I set out to box the front mounts (Why? I don’t know, I just did) and finish welding on the drivers side cowl panel. A few quick cardboard templates and I had the inner covers cut out with the nibbler. Once they were tacked on solidly, I hammered the edges over to give a smooth edge. It was really awkward to do as you had to squat down on the floor and lean underneath to weld, but it all went OK.

The outer panels turned out to be completely different shapes on either side, and the shape of the legs made it easier to fold an L shaped panel to cover the gap at the bottom. Once all that was done, I finished welding the drivers side cowl panel on and hammered the bend to better match the front panel. Once all this was done, I spent the next hour with the grinder smoothing it all off. I was more than happy to finish that off, as my hands were numb by the end. Some of the joins came out so well that they didn;t need any filling. A quick clean up, and a quick coat of filler over the not so pretty bit, and I called it a day.