Update

Since the last update we have been quite busy cleaning up all the parts we have taken off so far (things like seatbelt anchor points and bonnet hinges etc) which has been a lengthy but extremely fun process trying to preserve as much as possible of the original car. Once we cleaned up everything (i'll get some pics of the boxes we currently have of parts we've taken off) we began taking off the hood making sure to take lots of pictures of the staples in the wood and where the hood fits to the frame mechanism. We've also taken off the air inlet and mudguards to be resprayed/replaced. I also took out the centre console which was a bit of a pain because two of the seatbelt anchors keep the console in place and after some fiddling around with different ways of getting leverage I managed to get both the anchors out and the centre console slid off. We've also removed all the foam/upholstry behind the seats and all of the carpet. Next job is removing the seats. We have a sneaking suspicion that all of the bolts holding the runners to the floor are rusted through so that's gonna take a bit of thinking of how to approach it. The aim this weekend is to get the engine running, then once we know that we can take the whole of the engine bay out of the car, take out the prop shaft and IRS and the last couple pieces of the interior then we can send the main body off to be sandblasted and primed which will give us more space to work on the IRS and clean up the engine/suspension/steering/brakes etc. We have decided to use Hutsons to weld up all of the shut lines and lead any dents on the car because of the car being chassis No 12 we want everything to do with bodywork to be absolutely perfect. They will also prime the car and undercoat it. 

I'll update tomorrow with more pictures of the build so far.