Rapom's Rocket - just another Duster build thread

Got two hours free to work on the car yesterday so I spent the time grinding down the spot welds and truing up the edges of the opening in the hood in prep for making the block off panels.
Pic 1: String was used to get an accurate measurement for length of the panel. Don't succumb to the urge to pull the string tight as it will stretch. When you measure your going to come up short every time.
Pic 2: Layout of panels on what remained of my original trunk skin. The curve in the trunk skin provided a nice start to the bend needed for the front of the opening. Very light tack welds held the two panels together and then the curved end was tacked to a piece of 2" pipe to finish the sharp bend identically on both pieces.
Pic 3: How it sits now. Curved ends will have to be trimmed where they overlap and then welded together. Then the fun of fitting this between the hood and the scoop will begin. Hopefully I will make some progress on this today.