hi Dericrw
pep can be a pain in the butt,add resin,add fibreglass=pep distorts.
so its all a case of thinking on your feet,and making it up(creating fixes) as you go along
my chest n back is all in one.
to do this i made 2 spacers from a piece of wood to make the gap even where the raised bits by the neck almost meet the chest.
i then cut 2 pieces of plastic into strips,1 for each side where the front and rear meet.attached them to the rear on the outside with 2 self tapping screws,then butted the front/chest piece up to the rear,and then fastened the front piece to the plastic with 2 self tappers.
after you've done both sides then fibreglass the joint together inside with a few layers of mat.
remove the screws n plastic joints you then have a rigid structure,scim over the outside with filler,job done

you can always cut it into 2 again at a later date.
hope this helps