Triumph TR3-Rear Valance Work-Part 10

Back in the garage late yesterday afternoon for 2-1/2 hours with a focus on gluing and attaching panels in the rear valance area. The weather in my region has been in the -30 degree C. range and I just didn't want to fire up the garage furnace and keep the area warm in such extreme weather conditions-the cold spell lasted for about a week so no progress made. It is much warmer now (around 0 degrees C) which is a better environment for working in the garage.

I set an intent to attach "all" the remaining panels but unfortunately ran into a problem with the rear left panel. The panel didn't fit properly (which really surprised me as I thought I had done a sufficient number of trial fits) after I attached the lower flange (a process that went really well) and after a couple of refitting attempts I realized I had to stop and revisit the problem with a fresh set of eyes (after a good night's sleep) because I was getting frustrated and tired. I know myself well enough to know that "pushing on" would have resulted in a miss-step and potential rework. A complication is I used up all my panel adhesive applicator nozzles so now I need to make a trip today to the bodyshop supplier to get some new ones. I decided this morning that I will continue fit up and make sure all the remaining panels line up properly before I start the gluing process again. The panel adhesive has a 1 hour working limit which does leave much time for rework if there is a problem.(which I experienced last night).....