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Next comes... well, everything else. I'd originally planned on three pieces, with the second one being the flat portion
at the bottom of the fender. (Keep in mind these pics were taken while I was lying on my back on a creeper.
I had the car  jacked  up a bit for better access, but the bottom of the fender was still only about 18" off the floor.)

I decided it'd be better to have as few weld seams as possible, so I set about making a single patch panel to fill the entire opening.
Again, an easy process of cutting up some card stock 'til something looks about right. I used a ruler to make two bends about
where they should be, trimmed it and clamped it in place, then taped on a bit extra to make sure I covered the hole.

In a situation like this, it's easy to mark lines- just press the paper into the cut edge to imprint it.
You can see the line surrounding the blue tape, from my grimy fingers.





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