Cheers guys, am lookinig forward to the finished product but still a long way to go! Right, as promised here are some pics of the worse affected areas....

Front wing drivers side, wing is original and generally solid but the area behind and surrounding the bumper mounting has a bit of rot, the bodyshop think its not too bad and will be easy to repair instead of disturbing the original welding but i'm sure we will get a better idea when bumper is off and car is on the ramp...



Drivers side rear arch and into sill?? This will definately require cutting out and replacing, also notice damage o the sideskirt, looks like the result of a poorly positioned jack at some point!



Bootlid - Is actually solid but thers is a bit of rust running along the lip. You will notice the push button and lock have been removed, this was due to both being seized. A trip in to my local ford dealer was on order here to raid the spares bin and we managed to free off the button and replace the tumblers for good measure but I will be leaving it off untill the bodywork has been done!



The boot floor - After removing the boot liner, spare wheel etc for a proper inspection of the boot pan we were pleasantly surprised that there are no signs of any previous damage and again seems solid apart from a small hole approx the size of a 2p coin in the offside rear corner. The rust you see in the spare wheel well is more just surface marks and dust of the jack and spare wheel which I have yet to give a good clean!



Near side front coil spring - Not so easy to spot as the car has been lowered but as I mentioned before the spring is broken, need to get a set ordered up, any ideas on which brand to use? It is fitted with a Bilstein kit all round so was thinking on sticking with Bilstein??



Thats all the pics I have for now as im back offshore, the car is now tucked up in the garage as there is a lot of snow at home so I will get stuck in once I get home!