Well, since the rescue mission back in April, I have done very little apart from removal of the interior and also the fuel tank. I had hoped to have the engine running, but one look inside the tank put paid to that idea. A horrific sight was to greet me as I shone my torch inside, the whole interior was corroded and the sender unit fossilised! A gallon of fuel had remained inside and therefore the moisture content had done its work over a period of 23 years. A restoration firm near Winchester quoted me £240 to clean and restore the tank. S*d that! A quick foray on Ebay yielded a HC tank for a fiver plus postage. It requires cleaning but no corrosion is present.
Let's remove those seats and store them in the attic.
Seats, cards and fuel tank removed. Some corrosion in the spare wheel well.
Just look at that rear inner arch, perfect!
As expected, some welding required to both rear seatbelt mounting points.