Originally I’d thought that I might want to go with the side panels as delivered-fully enclosed, but maybe remove them from time to time for a different look. But now I’ve decided to make some mods to the panels that would give me the open look around the engine while hiding the congestion around the radiator and front suspension.

I started by cutting the panels horizontally as I needed to fit my radiator / hood alignment anyway.
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I made several cardboard templates to find a design that looked right for me, the made the arc cut in the lower half of each panel followed by bonding the top and bottom together using glass matte and resin.
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I wanted the arc to look like it belonged there so I recycled the lip from the back half of the side panels and bonded that to the trailing edge. I still have a lot of finish work to do but I’m happy with where I’m headed.
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