Finally doing some work on my car!! cry:

Pulled the front panel off and the other wing:



revealing some grot around the A pillars and along the seam on the inner wing in front of the fuse box. These can be plated though.
Just waiting on a knotted wire wheel to arrive so I can get all the underseal off to make sure all the grot has gone, then crack on with the welding and get the front end fitted, do the rear arch, paint it then finally decide on an engine spec!

Had to trial fit just to see what it'll look like



Engine wise, I've built a CVH for it using the std XR3i block, Crazycage kindly welded an oil return into the sump for me and my XR3I inlet is modded for my greens and cossie TB.
Its always gonna be in the back of my mind that I should have Zetec'd it so it might all be for sale soon the fund an ST170 bottom end with a blacktop head.
No rush for any of that though, gotta make the bodywork sound first