Here is the cutout I am using on the passenger side...pre blasting....
It is a pretty sketchy part with a lot of rust which proved to be an issue when I did the welding
Here it is fitted into position, took a lot of time fiddling to make sure that everything would align with the hood and trim pieces...
Anyway, taking a rest from the welding which proved to be really, really difficult. I tried gas welding originally, but either the blasting thinned the metal, or the rust did, because it was noticeably thinner than the 1989 fender it was mating up to. There definitely were some pits and crevices that just caused blowthrough and then the miserable spiral as the old material was so paper thin that it just disappeared when the torch hit it.
Switched to MIG, no better luck there, but was able between the two welding methods to get it attached....and thankfully I use lead as a filler, hopefully some of the very thin spots will get a little strengthening from that! On balance it will hold as there was solid metal (albeit thinner) between the pits and such, but it is not ideal.
I am just waiting for the lead to cool down, will get my file into it and see how it looks. I figure if I can work it with the file and sanding board and everything seems solid, it will be acceptable.
Don't like it though...the other side will have nice new hammerformed metal with new Porsche metal for the actual signal light holder component.
Dennis