The new panel was then ground smooth & given a coat of etch primer for protection & screwed into place
A cardboard template was the made to replicate the new lower valance
This was then transferred to a sheet of steel & was the loosely fitted to the body with panel clamps. I also put a curvature in the steelwork to replicate the original, so the next thing on the agenda will be to weld it to the lower grille & then cut out the opening for the air duct. Once that's done, I'll be fitting it to the car & laying up the fibreglass. I find it easier to work in steel for stuff like this & then use it as the mould for the 'glass panels. I'll lay up the gelcoat inside the panels I've made & then give it two layers of 450 gramme fibreglass matt & resin. Once cured I can unscrew these new panels & hopefully it should leave a nice fibreglass panel bonded to the original car, fingers crossed & all that stuff.
The whole thing only took just over two hours work so I'm very pleased with that.
Cheers...Nige
ps why can't I post more than 3 photos in each reply??, it just comes up as an error all the time.