More preparation work.

I spent this afternoon continuing the engine bay stripping - it's taking a long time to get it right but it's time well spent. More paint stripper took care of most of the rest of the paint (the original Teal Blue paint on the bonnet landing panel was actually pretty stubborn) and a drill-mounted wirebrush removed a lot of the remaining underseal and rust.

Hopefully by the end of tomorrow all the stripping will be finished and all the rust treated, ready for priming. There are a few little imperfections in the engine bay - dents and rivet holes mainly so I'll fill these before priming to give a perfect finish.

One other bit of good news is that I managed to remove one of the heater box retaining screws that sheared-off when I disassembled the engine bay back last summer. It was a tight as a badger's arse then but oddly, easy to unscrew with pliars today. Anyway, that'll make reassembly a lot easier.

Here's the engine bay as it looks now: