I’d be happy with that!👍
In 1996 I started volunteering on the “Spirit of America “ World Land Speed Record Team. I joined 2 weeks after Craig Breedlove flipped the jet car on its side at 675 mph. He survived without a scratch but the car was pretty tweaked. One day I was stripping a bent panel that was going to be repaired and I asked one of the metal fabricators why they just didn’t make a new panel.
He started showing me that it was double thickness, bonded with several compound curves and an air scoop. He said it had taken him 5 weeks to make that panel. Metal working is a true craft. Your small panel made with simple tools on the floor is certainly something to be proud of!👌
Craig Breedlove eventually went 700 in S.O.A. Sonic Arrow. But did not break the record. Your fellow countryman Andy Green broke the sound barrier and set the world land speed record at 763 mph. Craig was a great friend right to the end. He passed in April 2023. I saw him 3 weeks before he died and joked with him about another record attempt.
Always enjoy your video Russ. We must keep the Land Rover flag flying!
Cheers
Lance

Great work, and as always gives me ideas when I'm attacking my 109 project!

Proper job,nice bit of home fabrication

You can be pleased, that looks rally good!

Like most things we see on our landrovers, no one will ever see it…

But at least we know a job is done right

Nice job Russ. 👍

Great job Russ. You should be proud of that it looks like a new part.  🙂👍

Nice work Russ
Looks great

there`s a hole in it, hrmm i`ll send you my glasses there`s holes everywhere 😂😂👓 on way lol

What a great job your the man 👍

Great Job, well done. Heinz, Germany

Excellent bit of panel bashing Russ..  I'm not surprised it took 5 hours as there's a lot of 'odd' shapes and bends. Looking forward to seeing it bolted in that will replace another piece of The Titanic 😅⚓.

Nice,tidy outcome.👍

good job!

Great job, 👍

It would be better to make a cardboard template then transfer to plate when you are happy with the fit. We do alot of rust cutting on old cars and thats how we get the shapes.

I tried the same panel to start on, I made something but it just didn't seem to be as good as the original to say the least!

Why mark out in millimetres when it was originally inches? Get a bench to work on or you will have knees like mine,  painful! I cringed at the thought of using my surface plate as an anvil. Two bits of angle in the vice make a good bender.

What gauge was the shelf you used for this? I'm making bits to fix my dished bonnet bracing, and wondeing if it will do for this as I can get an old Dexion shelf.