Excellent news. As you are actually able to prop it on the designated jacking points by the looks of it, it is clearly in very good condition
The old metal can blow holes, I was down to using 0.6 wire, although the floor is thicker, 1.2mm. Its a nice colour too, did you sort the fuel issue out? (doh the tank is missing anyway !).
I won't consider it progress until I have some solid steel welded in!
I don't really have any facilities for complex fabrication of panels so it will be rough and ready.
Previously I patched up the lower drivers side rear bumper bracket but wasn't happy with what I had welded onto as I had created a rust trap so cut this out.
When welding this I share your point about blowing holes in the steel, the lower valance is like a wafer and I was causing more destruction with the welder than progress.
Hopefully will get something put together this weekend and take another shot at it.
Yes I had the fuel issue sorted and the car was running again before I stripped out the back end but that must be 2 years ago now so it might be painful getting it going again when the time comes.
Still buying parts to build up the back end, need to get tailing arm kits, the 4 subframe mounts and a brake pressure regulator.
I am hoping to get it powder coated before fitment but with our normal lives interrupted who knows when this will happen!
Also every solid brake line on the car is shot so there is more work to complete and that's before I even get near the front end and who knows there might be horrors lurking up there.
The body on the car while generally solid is quite tatty but unfortunately its going to have to live on as a bit of a rat look car!
Also have a complete sedicivalvole interior to fit as the original S trim seats certainly at the front are in bits.