[RS-Chris]

Tailpanel insert being machined from steel - backside pocketing to remove excess weight:



Face side. 'tailpanel insert' sounds fairly simple at first, but the piece had to be thin enough to weld to the surrounding steel while holding the subtle compound directional curves that the original had... the thickest part of the piece was about 0.42"







In place just to see how it looks plus the new lower valance insert:







New tip location:



Tew tailpanel in place (not fully welded in yet)