Managed to fit in three days over the Christmas holidays, not a whole heap of progress but still moving forward. Trying to upload from my phone so the photos might have cropped a bit.
I've trimmed and adjusted the A post so it's a snug fit
On the inside, the lowered part of the bulkhead which straps down to the chassis had completely rotted away. A nice simple repair for once with a square hole filed in it to lock the head of the new coach bolt.
I finally figured out how to remove the cross member across the bottom edge of the windscreen opening with the help of some handy ratchet spanners I got for christmas
I was amazed to find large patches of never painted bare metal shining back at me. A quick blast with the wire wheel took most of the rust off. I'll be going over any pitted areas with the shot blaster.
Getting the very front sectons of frame out is proving near impossible without causing a lot of damage so may have to leave that be, it is the only timber that won't have been removed, repaired or replaced.
The A post and frame above the door opening after adjustment. They are now ready to go in after the inside of the body has been cleansed of any surface rust.
I also picked up some old scrap angle iron and have braced the rear section, this also acts as a level datum to check alignment. I checked everything to make sure it was all still level, plumb or within tolerance and was relieved to see nothing appears to have moved significantly.
You might also be able to see the frame around the rear window has dropped. I've freed up this area and am slowly working towards removing the roof frame and sunroof base so the plan is that this will all drop as one.
I've also welded up a couple of other areas and seam sealed and primed the offside sill and started to fit it permanently. I'll try and update with some photos when I'm next working on it.
Happy new year and thanks for your comments