Shorter session on the car, all dedicated to the 1st third of the driver's side panel. Trimmed and cut extra to enlarge the exhaust hole. Mixed use of a cutting disk on the dremmel and a hand file.
Then test fitted the panel with the exhaust headers in place. Turns out that I should have mocked up this with cardboard. Now the hole was big enough but due to how the exhaust, chassis and panel are, I can't move the panel enough to remove it and gain access to the desired area.
After some thinking, seems I'll further have to cut this panel in two parts, diagonally, so that the front part is small at the top and large at the bottom and can be rivetted. The rear part will be big at the top and small at the bottom and will be rivnut'ed in place. This will allow removing just that bit and gaining access to the brake oil reservoirs and the engine's oil filter. Left that cutting for next session.
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