Cheers Bryan, yeah you can see exactly where the water has run down the bulkhead and pooled on the floor... You never know I may take you up on a working holiday Going to invest in a welding jacket though, pulled up pretty sore this morn.... On to the top of the bulkhead next weekend..........

Bulkhead, trans tunnel to heater done this weekend, wiring is running down the chassis rail now so I've filled that hole too. Still have to do the holes for the heater, aircon and wiring but I'll do that in the evenings. Top panels have arrived so the guts of the heater plenum and final trimming down should be the last of the fabrication, stoked I can see the light at the end of this bodywork caper

Got my panels to do the top of bulkhead and heater. One side done this weekend, would've done two days on it but had to go to work to help pay for them Cut the top panel short so that I didn't have to re-align the bonnet hinges, dubious feeling cutting up a couple of hundred bucks of new panel..... Can't wait to get back into it next weekend ...........

Awesome work Drewdog. Looking much better now.
Keep the pictures coming too, its always interesting to see these cars get fixed up.

Nice feeling to see that old rusty metal gone. I admire you guys who can do your own body work. I hope to learn, one day!

Thanks for the encouragement guys, it's spurred me on, so much for waiting until next weekend, I did the other side of the bulkhead last night and the heater bowl this arvo. Horrah!!!! that's the body done now, kicked back with a beer and just looked for a while This has been a very rewarding part of the project for me, time to move on though, looking forward to doing a final test fit of all my goodies, building an engine and after 17 years painting it for the last time......
Stay tuned Drew...........

It's been a few weeks now so I thought it was time for an update....
With the welding finished I pushed the car out into the open for the first time in a while, it's covered in primer patches but looks much better for the rust repairs. Floors have been painted using POR15, they're not wrong when they said to use gloves, that stuff doesn't come of your hands in a hurry
Ran the wiring through the new bulkhead, made a the cut-out for the fuse box and plumbed the washer bottle up under the guard. Test fitted the air con no worries just need to work out a couple of wires now.
Prepped the bulkhead cover ready for a coat of vinyl paint, it was all there but took a fair bit of glueing to tidy it up, shouldn't be noticeable when I paint it.
Been cleaning, bagging and tagging the last of the interior parts, console came up a treat with the am/fm radio and a/c switch, need to paint the ash tray but that'll be done with the rest of the car so theres no colour difference....
Phew, so that's the progress.... haha nice to have greasy hands again rather then welder splatters down my sleaves and in my boots
Onwards and upwards, stay tuned..........

good work mate shes coming along nicely, im a fan of the standard radio...
 
cheers for the lock ring gave it a quick panel beat and got it in car, with the tank,
 
hopefully i have a reason to test if it leaks soon

Engine time......
Ok, got the engine back in this morning, double checking the wiring, mounting up the aircon and sorting out the fueling for the  IDF's. Had the compressor checked, got a modern alloy condenser and new gas bottle. Got a mobile hosing guy who can do the plumbing. That'd be the first time I've paid someone to work on it for me.....
The engine planning and collecting has started, the IDF manifold and alloy sump/ pickup has arrived.
I want to save the matching numbers block so on the lookout for a second hand pinto to rebuild now.....
Another saturday morning well spent............... 

A bit jealous about the aircon! I was wondering a while back if I should start chasing all the bits and pieces for it.
Once you start putting some of these cars back to standard, and sourcing all the parts that were ripped off you seem to get the bug for all the factory extras!
Lucky to have the FM radio! I could only find an AM.