Slowly, Slowly, Buildy, Archy…
Yesterday I was in a bit of a "Catch 22" situation as I tried to work out the best way forward:
- It is hard to access the rear of the arch panels with the wheel in place.
- But if I jack up the car to remove the wheel I will lose my reference point for the template.
Thankfully, today I finally remembered that the whole bonnet actually flips up.
So I started the day by fixing the first section into position along the top edge of the arch.
( Complete with parcel tape covered card sealing the gaps. )
Now the leading edge is quite tricky to get right as it starts
inside the wheel arch and then flares out.
So, for now, I just fixed the second section in place like so.
Not sure if this side on photo makes it any easier to see the angles involved.
Which left the arch looking like this.
Then I very carefully opened the bonnet and added some extra brackets along the return lip.
This is how the gap looks on the inside.
And this is what it looked like after I had added a few layers of matting.
That was all I had time to do in the morning.
End of Part 1…