this is hor I bought it sat in a corner unloved.
![Image](https://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/ERA%20Restorarion/ERA%20in%20distress%201.jpg)
first time it has turned a wheel since 2004.
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/ERA%20Restorarion/ERA%20ready%203.jpg)
a quick wash
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/ERA%20Restorarion/ERA%20ready%209.jpg)
collection and deliver to new home.
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/ERA%20Restorarion/ERA%20collected%202.jpg)
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/ERA%20Restorarion/ERA%20collected%205.jpg)
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it sat at home till the good weather arrived and I started the strip down.
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/ERA%20Restorarion/start%20of%20resto%202.jpg)
If only I new this was there a towing eye
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/ERA%20Restorarion/start%20of%20resto%203.jpg)
start removing the body kit was a mystery in itself.
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/ERA%20Restorarion/start%20of%20resto%204.jpg)
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/ERA%20Restorarion/start%20of%20resto%207.jpg)
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/ERA%20Restorarion/start%20of%20resto%2010.jpg)
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/ERA%20Restorarion/start%20of%20resto%2012.jpg)
removes the rusty rear valance
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/ERA%20Restorarion/Rear%20valance%20rem%201.jpg)
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/ERA%20Restorarion/Rear%20valance%20rem%202.jpg)
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/ERA%20Restorarion/Rear%20valance%20rem%204.jpg)
engine removal was not easy so since front panel need replacing made the job easier.
![Image](https://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/Engine%20out%2013.jpg)
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/Engine%20out%2014_1.jpg)
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/Engine%20out%2015.jpg)
removed the heat shield not a pretty site but could of bean a lot worse
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/Engine%20bay%20dismantal%2013.jpg)
a bit of hard graft with a wire brush
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/balk%20head%201.jpg)
and a quick spray of primer just to protect it.
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/balk%20head%202.jpg)
also removed the sound deadening from under the bonnet.
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/bonnet%201.jpg)
the only other bad rust is the scuttle which will be replaced
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/scuttle%202.jpg)
![Image](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/scuttle%203.jpg)
will keep you posted