That is AWESOME !
I can't say I was a fan of the multi coloured paintwork you bought it with but it will look great with the new Livery.
Strangely a guy a I know has a ex thunder saloon (now unarched) and the tubs, cage and bracketry is identical, no idea where the shell originally came from but I know he has had it a long time.
Look forward to seeing the completed pictures