As promised, here is some more progress:

Next, was to sort out those rust holes under the headlights, so that it would pass the "Control Technique" (french MOT):

Initial inspection after having removed the bumper



Both sides seem to be affected in more or less the same areas



All rust cut out, rust treatment applied



All panels fabricated by myself thanks to an angle grinder, a hammer, and a bench vice... Not the best but good enough. I applied a coat of zinc (weld through) primer



Zinc primer applied to the car



Close up view



First panel welded in



Second panel welded in



Welds ground down



Welds ground down on other side. I applied a coat of zinc rich primer to these freshly welded areas as well



This is probably the shoddiest bit I did... Still better than what it was though



Next panel welded in



Other side



All panels welded in, ready for a nice coat of paint



All primed up



Gray top coat applied



I didn't bother grinding the welds down as 1) you can't see them when the bumper's on 2) It just weakens the welds



Other side



New radiator fitted (the old one had a very slight leak when the engine reached operating temperature)



Europe headlights fitted, bumper back on, vintage french reg plates riveted on. A nice picture, especially with the J5 and LT35 in the background lol



The passenger side door is a bit scuffed up, looks worse in person. I'll have a go at that next summer I reckon, hopefully I'll have a decent compressor and spray gun by then.

Anyway, that's that sorted, although I did forget to put seem sealer over the joints/welds... Doesn't matter though as I'm planning an engine bay respray at some point, so I'll apply some then.

I'll post some more pics tomorrow at some point, again thx for reading