IRS top access panel - is it worth having one?

[Rich70]

My 1970 S2 2+2 has a butchered panel above the IRS.

View from below:


I have a replacement panel that I can either cut to carry out a full repair or turn the repair panel into a removable access panel?

It would appear that having an access panel to the top of the IRS was standard at one point:




Is the additional effort (thinking of nuts and a neoprene seal) worth the reward of an access panel? It would have been useful for the previous owner.

Just interested in the form ms opinion?

Thanks. R.

[DWW]

My series 1 came with an access panel, handy when you need to change or inspect the rear brake pads….