thanks chaps. you're all being polite, but i get the impression you think I'm a fuggin nutter for taking it on. anyway...back to the grind...
The car was parked on the guy's drive for seven years. It last 'ran' in 2001. a start was attempted in 2003, but failed. it was parked there until July 2008 when I had it picked up.
The guy's house is located in Boynton Beach Florida. His house is about 70yds away from the sea, which I think I'm guessing is the reason behind the corrosion. I don't *think* Katrina went that far across (east coast Florida), but i could be wrong. I think it's just weather. I don't think it was in a river or elsewhere no evidence it was flooded for an extended period of time, but as you can see when it arrived at my house, it had two inches of water in the battery box and passenger footwell. I'm assuming that this came from the illfitting door open window and the hold in the fibreglass roof section, but i could be wrong.
Just got more parts in today from Ed. Headlight bins and brackets and H1 inners plus the windshield grill thing I've been trying to get hold of for ages, that sits between the glass and the hood. Unfortunatly the grille was broken and in two pieces, so I'm delayed again while i sort that out. I'll probably strip the pedal box, the bins and brackets just received, windscreen trim parts and door glass trim parts and get them powder coated while i wait.