Fuel tank out

Started her up again in the morning, this time for about 3 minutes - very smoky but on inspection smoke appeared to be coming from oil on the exhaust manifold so no need to panic yet!

Front right caliper seems to be seized so wired it out of the way and left it alone - it will be getting a rebuild further down the track

Handbrake (E brake) wasnt working, easy fix this one, adjustment nuts had been loosened right off so did them up and we have a brake - Useful for moving around the yard

Time to take the plunge - out with the fuel tank, came out easily, a few bolts, a bit of pushing from below and

This allowed me to start digging around the rusty area in the corner to reveal - BOG, no surprises there really! And the hole kept on expanding

More digging will be needed but at the moment im quite happy with the amount of rust ive found, the rest of the trunk floor appears to be sound, the flange for the trunk seal is rust free and the petrol tank seems at first inspection to be good. Another plus is what look like origional grey side and bottom panels

More Digging Tomorrow