With the underside primered, the next job was to fine tune the hole into which my previously made and primered panel would be fitted and welded up.
Amazing how everything takes more time than planned.
I did discover that the plastic sill plate had not survived my welding on the underside sill the night before.
So removed this one.
Possibly to be replaced with a cut to size and shape Mazda MX5 part donated by mate Martin.
New panel.
Glued in place.
Followed by a load of smaller patches, cut out, measure and make new piece and then weld in and grind back, look for missed spots or pin holes, weld up, grind and repeat.
Of course, the smaller the holes and patches, the bigger the effort, as I could not be bothered to go fetch and cut this thick steel with my Dremmel.
You cut with a big cutter and end up with cuts to close up too.
Around 3.00pm mate PaulF came around for a chat, cuppa, cookies and to check out my garage, as they have recently bought a new home and he is building a bigger garage.
He took a sneaky pic too.
More in a bit.