Wow, thanks for the praise Dutch and Steve - very much appreciated!
A little more done this weekend....
Just to remind you what the kit brake "detail" is like....
Yes, well....
I had to remove the diff and front crossmember, not a difficult task, then clipped the plastic away before sanding it down to fit the new drums.
Then yesterday I gave them a coat of gloss black.
Annoyingly there are some striations showing, which I didn't see before painting. They won't come off now, so they'll have to stay as they are. I also reduced the size of the fittings on the front drums slightly as I think they are a tad oversized, but that won't help this build!
All in all, a big improvement and well worth the effort. I spent most of yesterday afternoon redrawing the seat backs, and I'm much happier with those now, although I may need to add some more there. More photo checking is required first to see if my reference is standard, or an over padded restoration!
Then on to the friction dampers and interior gearbox cover.
Thanks for looking in!
Ian