So you were thinking nothing happens here?
Well it does, but I thought it would seem like a broken record as I went about doing the same thing to the frame as I did to the lid itself. It was actually somewhat more difficult as not only does it have to have correct shape, but it also have to fit exactly inside the lips of the lid with close enough tolerance to be spot welded. In practice it means a tight press fit with eaxtly following the corner curves in 3D. But anyway, now it's done.
And then more fun! Tearing out the "repaired" trunk floor.
In this picture it may not be easy to get the orientation, but it is taken from where the rear window would be and looking back.
And yesterday evening I stripped the rear left side from paint and 3-4Kg bondo! It came off in huge lumps up to 10mm thick. The lower side behind the door was collision damaged and just filled with bondo, sanded and painted! It was like tearing down a brick wall. I'll fill in with pictures later. They will also show the Frankenstein approach of wheelarch repair. There will be a lot of work there. I did anticipate this from seeing the old panel cut on the inside and the new doubled over it. I do only accept double panels where it was done by the factory. So the dumpster will have the repair pieces soon.
And nowhere have I seen wheelarches for this car for sale, so I suppose it will be the same procedure again. I have to convince a piece of steel sheet to look as close to a wheel arch as possible. It's been done before using hammers and tree stumps, so it must still be possible in 2008. If doing that is the best way of passing a sanity test I seriously doubt, but I don't plan on enrolling for such a test any time soon.
Seeing what I have, I am also very tempted to look closer at, or rather inside the sills. These are the backbone of a Spider more than on steel roof cars, so I don't want to drive around if they are made from bondo and paint.
If you're in a hurry, jump off this thread! The car will not be back on the road this year for sure.