Lifted the body over the engine/subframe, which was actually very easy as all the suspension is stripped, so just a couple of blocks under the subframe and it was very low to lift over. My daughter and I grabbed a wheel-arch each and just rolled it back on the rear wheels.
I bought the Oselli torquemaster inlet manifold from them when they were just around the corner from my work on Osney Mead in Oxford.
The engine bay is a mess, but seems solid enough. I'm now totally convinced this was the right thing to do, it really deserves to be cleaned up and protected in there.
Dropped the rear subframe, which I was a bit concerned about given some of the horror stories on the forum about getting the bolts out. Turns out it was simple enough, didn't strip or break any of them!
I remember painting the trumpets red back in the day. The Hammerite lasted well. These will be replaced with HiLo's, but of course cleaned up and stored with the other original parts.
Subframe isn't bad, it looks rough, but actually seems solid. I'll give it a scrub and strip it down for blast/paint.
And after I made sure all the cobwebs were empty, it seems that the panel and mounts are in good shape. It all looks like original factory applied underseal, is that what it would have looked like in 1960?
So, now I have a completely stripped shell sitting on blocks. I think I'll carefully try to flip it on it's side so I can have a good look at the floor. Not really thinking of a spit mount at this point, looks like I don't need to weld much underneath.
Onward ...
Cheers,
Mike.
