Thanks, Mike
As you all know the cowl plug was made mostly of foam. Hold with one hand sand with other.
Since the wheel pants are MDF. Shaping them will take quit a bit more effort.
So they needed to be held steady whilst I commit acts of violence to them.
The pants sit tail slightly up with the datum line. I thought it best to mount them for shaping in that attitude.
So I built a jig to slot the bottom at 90 degs to the datum line. The jig holds them level and also has a built in template on top for routing the slot. The slot is 2 inches deepl
I then cut some poplar to fit snugly into the slots. When the boards are mounted plumb the pants are at the correct posture. The pants can be removed easily from the mount boards when necessary yet hold them firm when hogging material off them.
Next a sturdy base to secure the boards then shaping can take place.
Kevin