Taking you back, I’d made a pigs ear of removing the panel over the rear arch, so thought trimming the edges and inserting this strip…
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/rqrJSYa.jpg)
… would be the solution.
But I realised I was introducing new probs, specifically creating the inner fold along that weld line, and the potential for warping as the slightly uneven gap closes on welding.
So I cut it out, and then made a broader strip,…
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/eQAXMwZ.jpg)
…clamped it to the panel and scribed along the top edge so I can get a good, tight, even, join. Carefully cut along the scribed line, and offered up the strip to fine tune it.
Then cut it into three sections so it fits my folder (cut with snips so I don’t lose any material and create more gaps), and folded it
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/TgQWBB0.jpg)
See how well it fits?
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/5vRe9BC.jpg)
Chuffed. Just have to avoid making a horlicks of welding it in…