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Geez, I actually beat the computer before it froze up.

When you do fiberglass work, buy yourself some of the plastic graduated cups and mixing containers that you can get at paint stores and places like Home Depot. Also get a bunch of throwaway brushes, as you will only get one use out of them. Also get some disposable plastic gloves (chemical resistant) and wear along sleeve shirt or even better, get those paper suits that have a hood over your head. This stuff will make you itch, especially when you are doing the grinding.

I laid the plywood up against the front of the firewall and traced the outline of it onto the wood. Then I made a smaller tracing about 1/4 inch inside that line, because the inside of the firewall is smaller than the outside. I tilted the blade on the jigsaw to give me a 45 degree angle cut, because that is the shape of the inside of the T body. You want the plywood to have a gap all the way around, not fit tight against the existing body. If it is too tight, the new glass will suck in the body and also give you a shadow. I left a gap and plan to fill it with some thickened resin now that it is dry.

Here are some pictures of the plywood before and after cutting.

Don