The more I studied the replica half floor the less confident I was in my ability to fit it so I decided to return it and order the heritage version. I had originally avoided the heritage panel because the foot well shape was wrong. The heritage panel is flat and just looks quality so to me is well worth the extra £30, even my partner said "It looks better than the other bent one you had".
Initial fitting went well and it all seems to line up without too much trouble. If I were to do it again I would try and make the join on a flat section rather than a curved bit that made positioning the cut harder.
Next job was to repair the heel board using a heritage half panel. The angle iron is a jig I made to get the heel board to subframe mountings in the right place, i will check with the subframe before welding.
Initial fitting of the heel board repair went well so time to try with the new floor section.
Not a bad fit but the floor pan was stopping the heel board from lining up with the subframe mounts, the solution was to narrow the new floor by 4mm. I am now happy with the fit and it is ready to weld but I will do the repairs to the boot floor first as they should be easier with the heel board removed.