You think your battery box repair was ingenious, just take a look at this. It took the better part of an hour to remove the fabricated steel box from the firewall. Also note the incorrect wiper motor, It is a 2-speed which is not a bad idea for an upgrade, but the stall switch wasn't connected, so I suppose you would have to time the shut-off just right to make the blades stop in the proper place.

I found this on the driver door. It seems that 'Ol Spit' has been to the professionals. I wonder if they installed the carpet covered paneling that was used for door panels or the two random sheets of galvanized sheet metal in each floor pan with enormous amount of fiberglass to help hold it together.  btw: it didn't.

Good news.  The front frame cross member has no indication of a collision, but the radiator bracket flange has corroded apart and will need attention.  Note all the paint overspray, and the single horn.

With exception of the battery box, the bulkhead is in good condition.  The wet appearance was the copious amounts of PB Blaster that I used to help release all the machine screws.

I used a chemical stripper to remove the  three colors or coats of paint.  That horrible orange, the red beneath that, and the original color conifer green.  The hood had a lot of plastic filler material and I will try and eliminate as much of it's use as possible, but I know it will require some.  The second picture shows why the front "Triumph"  letters were in a baggie on the parcel shelf. 

Both latch openings have some brazing repair, but the left hand side had been backed with some sort of fiberglass reinforcing that did nothing but collect water and dirt.  I really need to practice with that MIG welder.

I picked this bonnet up for forty bucks. Hopefully with two, I can build a decent bonnet.

The trunk floor, rear wheel wells, and fuel tank are in pretty good shape, but the boot had to be replaced.  Fortunately I found a good one on eBay and it is already primed and ready for refit. 

This is the other side of the above picture. the parcel shelf, wheel wells, fuel tank and base of the 'B' posts look to be in good condition.  Note all the fiberglass resin covering the existing rust on the floor panels.

Drivers side floor pan or what's left of it. This was covered in a copious amount of fiberglass resin without any cloth. 

The passenger side floor pan, just like the drivers side...pretty much gone.  I found two overlapping pieces of galvanized sheetmetal ( flattened roof decking) screwed to the firewall and cross member in the front right after this picture was taken.  The second picture shows what was beneath.  Also not the collapsed shift lever.

The engine number is DG 1767 ESS which indicates that this was a factory supplied replacement engine originally slated to fit the Toledo.  That means that the original engine failed.  Toledo's were first made in 1970, so I would suspect that this is the same motor that came in the MKIV Spitfire.