88 YJ-CJ Shifter Cover Plate

Shifter Cover Plate

This wasn't high on the priority list, but it was a small project that I could do in the shade of the garage this afternoon.    

Here are a couple of pictures of the problem from an earlier post.  I just need to move up the cutout for the transfer case shifter:




I just formed a piece of 18 gauge steel by gently bending it over the edge of the bench multiple times.  



Layout

Sheared one side:


The rest of outer shape was cut on my Milwaukee-Swag vertical bandsaw:

The inner hole was cut using a pneumatic body saw:

The test fit went well:

Finished...just need to drill some holes: