I had cut an opening for the removable panel, and glued on the inner lip on Saturday. (The glue took forever to dry ...) and today I tested it by jacking up the car and removing the wheel. Bottom line is, the opening has to be bigger; which is a pain since I have to cut a new panel, as well.
The lip I glued on has to come off, and the leading edge of the wheel strake hits the tire, so I think I have to adjust the fit in behind the strake.