OK, here's a view of the semi-finished product from the left rear.

I ran a piece of 1/2" square tubing across the bottom & then made filler panels. Rolled a bead into them to stiffen them a bit, altho I botched the bead a bit (hard to do alone with a hand roller!). All in all, looks pretty decent & makes a very stiff section.

Side view, starting to mock up the windshield bow sections.


Today I started late but got most of the right side bow bent to shape, mounted, & welded in place. The sheet metal clamps from Eastwood are great!

Altho I did try to keep the piece level with the body lines it twisted some while I was welding & I have a slight offset on the filler panel. I am hoping I can hammer it level(ish) once the welds are ground down & the rest can be masked with a light coat of body filler.
So far I haven't done more than grind the welds smooth, so once the welding is done on the back I have a metric ass ton of sanding/filling/sanding/filling/repeat ad nauseum to do. yay!

Hopefully tomorrow I can get the other side done & start on the center gap filler. Will be fun as I need to replicate the sheet metal contours entirely by hand. The section is about 12" long too. Think I'll be making a couple of the sharper bends on the brake at work, then form the curves at home.
Oh,... Joy!