Based on last week's work, the goal today was to cut the frontal part of the driver's side in two pieces. One can be riveted, the other will be held with rivnuts, allowing access to the lower engine bay area. Dremmel followed by filing and emery cloth got me to the point below.
A trial fit was required to validate this last approach. Offered the exhaust to the engine and then tried fitting the panels. All seemed great. So, grabbed the Bardahl exhaust assembling paste, put some on the headers and attached them to the engine. Took some time getting it all tighten up.
Another trial fit was done to ensure once again it will work. There is a spot where I could enlarge the exhaust hole a bit to make it slide better, but it works as it is. Trial fitted the exhaust can to double-check the panel fits in and to check where the can is held to the chassis.
Next session will be riveting the panels to the chassis and then fitting the exhaust can and also attaching it to the chassis.
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