Looking good Huey. I had some success matching the look of the heat shield by gently pressing aluminum tape onto the damaged areas. Not duct tape, but the really thin actual aluminum tape. It is thin enough the you can even get some of the texture of the heat shield to shoe thru if you work it from one corner across the damaged area. It doesn't look perfect, but it looks better that the tears I had when I started. Sorry, I can't find a picture.
Another thing I think about but never try... has anyone attempted to slice the "FIAT" off of the log with a band saw and then flip the letters around? I am not sure how they are cast, so that could leave for holes in the log.
Another thing I think about but never try... has anyone attempted to slice the "FIAT" off of the log with a band saw and then flip the letters around? I am not sure how they are cast, so that could leave for holes in the log.