This is the panel that needs to be reinstalled.
Before the fiberglass repair was started we had to fix a damaged rivet hole located near the tip of the drip rail shoe. A copper plate was positioned behind the sheet metal then the area was welded. The copper plate acted as a mold because weld wire will not stick to it.
The area was ground and shaped then the rivet hole was drilled a little later.
After aligning the pieces, fiberglass was applied to the backside, allowed to cure, then the front was ground then fiberglassed. This sandwiches the pieces and makes for a very strong repair.
The repair was feathered and blended and the rivets were put back in place. It's super strong and it's now ready for primer.
I think we will start working on the door jams next. We need to install the rubber mouldings so we can confirm a good fit on the drip rails. Because the only way to install the rubber moldings is to glue them in place, this will be the first place we paint Daytona Blue on the car. Should be interesting.
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