Not wanting a re-hash of the previous crash post. I am in the re-build stage after my little mishap with my WH Yak. I have made a replacement plate for the landing geard mount and I will easily be able to re-sheet the parts that were affected but now I am considering what to do about the firewall.

The firewall pushed in a bit on the lower right hand side (looking at the plane from the front). The right corner pushed in enough that the wood broke out. (I still have the piece) I would estimate that 80% of the firewall is in tact. Should I put a doubler in from behind and then glue back in the pieces. I would also re-inforce the bottom with a 1/2 X 1/2 piece of hardwood glued inside the box. Or...is it better to cut out the whole front plate and replace it? This seems like a big job and I do not have a scroll saw or nice jigsaw to cut out new custom pieces. My main concern is the area I am referring to is right around the motor stand-off hole. I considered a doubler on the front but I have a DA50 on the plane and I do not want to move the weight any further forward if I do not have to.

Any suggestions on this repair?

Thanks,

Jeff