[theastronaut]

New lower corner tacked in place, corner profile needs reshaping so both sides of the seam match.




Hammer on dolly stretching to raise the lower side.






Lower section opened up for a filler piece since the gap was too wide to weld.




Other corner fitted and welded.






Marking the inner flange to trim off the uneven edge.




I made a template of the cowl's profile from 20g bent 90* then shaped with the linear stretch dies in the pullmax and the hand shrinker/stretcher, then built the structure up top to keep it from flexing. I used it to check and correct the hood skin.








Lower edges of the cowl marked to match up the hood edges.




Hood hung at the correct height to match the shrinker/stretcher jaws.






Before/after correcting the hood profile.








Double checking the hood skin fit before welding the braces in.