Today was a fruitful day.  This morning I completed removal of the steel flitch plates in the nearside of the boot and ground down the remains of those bolts that I could not remove in order to provide a smooth location for the new steel, when the time comes.

I then sanded all the loose paint and dirt off the underside of the boot floor and crossmembers ready for painting when the framing has been repaired in this area.

Finally I cut out the rotten lower section of the third siderod rearwards from the wheelarch and cut and shaped a repair section ready for fitting.