I can't believe I haven't posted anything for a year! Anyway, I haven't really got a LOT done just been chipping away. I did however get my baby back on the weekend. It's been in an alkaline bath for paint, sealant and deadener removal. It was then fully taken back to bare by linishing and finished with a black porous prime for some more body work!
This wasn't a super cheap option, but it has guaranteed minimal loss of steel, complete removal of any body filler and it has shown all the problems that I couldn't see before. This prime is ok for filler and is easy to take back for any further welding. The front right wing was badly damaged at some stage and has several rust holes in it, as such i'll be replacing it! Only a few other problem areas - i.e. spare wheel well and a few small holes in the boot and bonnet. Otherwise nothing that can't be sorted with a bit of filler....
In addition to the shell work I'm currently having custom drive shafts made. They've already been turned, just having them splined and then will go out for heat treatment and post grinding.
Waiting on many many parts from around the world. Including service kits for the engine and the turbo + lots of cool new shiny looking mini parts
A recent neck injury means that i'll probably not be able to do as much of this project as hoped, so the engine build will likely be outsourced
Here's a few pics (almost makes me want to go with a matt black paint job!)