Pan # 3 was made without a template since I was out of cardboard and it has no moving parts in that area. This is as far as I’ve come so far, this is far more time consuming and way less fun than building the boat tail.
Laying on a creeper working overhead with diesel crust falling in your face is a challenge when your neck and back are as beat up as mine. Oh yeah, I forgot, it’s monsoon season so the easy bake oven (my shop) is not only hot but humid. I shouldn’t complain, it’s a great place to release my inner whack job and fabricate strange and wonderful (to me) things. OK, whining is over.
The tricky part will be covering the rear end housing. I’m not sure if that part will be articulated, and move with the rear end housing, or if I’ll just bring the pan as close as I dare in the front and back and leave a gap in the middle. At this point my patience is running thin so I think I’ll leave it alone for a few days. I can’t turn my head so good.
After getting this far I'd like to tip my hat to Three Wheeler Jim. Sir you have the patience of a saint. Seriously.
