10 August 1998:

Picture above shows all the mechanicals from the front of the car, with the sole exception of the steering rack, have been removed. All front bodywork except the inner wings and front crossmember have been removed and will be replaced with all new panels/parts. The door frames have been replaced with new panels - you cannot buy just the sill section for a Y10 without buying the whole door frame! - obviously all rust present in the inner sills, hidden by the outer panel, has been dealt with.

Shot from the rear showing the rear wings and wheel arch boxes have been removed. So far, new inner rear wings have been fitted both sides, the wheel arch boxes are made up of inner and outer panels and the outers have only just arrived.

Detail shot showing the replaced door frame panel, and a clearer view of the rear sides where only the inner rear wing panels have been fitted as yet. Note the spare roof in the background. Since these pictures were taken, the roof skin has also been cut off and the white roof is ready to weld back on (this necessitated removal of the windscreen which luckily came out in one piece) thus giving me a factory sunroof.
The good news is I have finally obtained the nearside rear wing after about 9 months of trying - including 6 months on order with Fiat UK who were unable to supply. Had to go to Holland to get the part, but that's just part of the fun(?!) of owning a car whose manufacturer has abandoned the UK market.

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