Cut it, reinforced it... braced it and it dropped in... but didn’t clear the front of the rear cyclinder.
Yep. You look busy to me. Good Luck with everything.
Looks nice, there was a few evos in pre 79 frames shown here. Always liked the pre 79 frame bikes & can remember the outrage 40 years ago that the 79s "weren't a real Sportster"!