Still going in the wrong direction!

Finally I managed to get off all the panels. As I mentioned before removing the sealant was a real pain in the r's. In the end the easiest way was to gently use a screwdriver and tap it gently with a hammer to part the panel from the frame. After that I used the sealant remover which worked quite well. 

Once all the sealant was removed I put the panels back on and tapped all the edges with a rubber mallet to get them back into position for riveting later.

All the panels removed, it feels like I'm almost back to square one but it won't be long before things start going back on again.

Now  the scuttle is off I bolted the wiper motor to the inside of the bulkhead. I can adjust how much motor is sticking through the bracket so it can't be seen by the passenger but also doesn't hit on the side of the scuttle.  

 Drilling the holes for the wiper blades and washer comes later.

Started changing the front wishbones. Didn't take long to remove everything. Tomorrow I'll try and borrow a press to push the bushes into the wishbone ends. As the wishbones are longer than the old ones the wheels will be brought out by about 40mm. I'm not sure yet what problems this may introduce but Daves blogg explains how he has done it so I'll be checking on his progress regularly!

All that's left is the steering rack. I don't want to have to spend 3000:- on a new one just because I shortened the threads by 10mm. I should be able to get longer track rod end extensions.

The old track rod end and the new. Will it be long enough?

It should be easier to find a longer extension piece than to buy a whole new steering rack!

Mind you the new extension pieces have a longer thread than the old ones. I could screw a bolt onto the thread before screwing it into the track rod, that would make it a bit longer but would it be long enough and safe enough!