I bought an English Wheel with a bunch of extra pieces to work with late in the process of restoration. I still haven't mastered that thing
It really helps if you want to make curves such as needed in the rear panel.
Here is a picture of where I made a panel for the GT using the "rusty piece" that was cut out as a pattern. It took a lot of time to make the replacement panel, but I did it for both sides.
Time, time, time, just time! Now think how you can feel once your time has proven you can do it
A great feeling.
Off the subject, but, it took me more than three years to get my Straight back headers for the V6 finished. More than a half dozen shops had my Alpine (BW35 Gt) on the rotisserie in which they had agreed to build the headers, but reneged on the deal. Finally one day I made a decision that I would "do-it-myself".... Ordered a bunch of pipe fittings, elbows, U and J bends and started "cutting and pasting" them together. One week later, I was a proud Gent! I had the headers tacked together and they fit perfectly. If I an do something like that anyone can.
As an encouragement to you (anyone) that a look at some of the Alpine (s) on U-tube that were restored. here are some that amaze me that anyone would even "think" about doing a restoration project on them.
My '65 SIV GT BW35 was headed to the scrap yard when my friend gave it to me. I almost took it straight there myself, but after 25 years of inside storage I started the restoration, stopped after a bit due to all of the rust, then began again after making the decision that I did not want to loss another rare vehicle ! Untold hours! Still lots of work yet! But one thing for sure it is now a solid Alpine just awaiting the paint job.