Quick update:
Engine now running correctly and ready to be re-installed once engine bay repairs are complete:
Chassis legs have now been straightened, factory strengthening braces installed and rust repaired.
Before (left side):
After (left side):
Step by step repairs (right side):
Replacement factory braces:
Chassis leg cut open to install braces and tack welded back up (bracket on the right of the photo has also been cut off to address rust behind it:
Bracket re-attached and area behind primed with copper weld through primer:
First phase of repairs is now pretty well complete, next week the repairs will be painted and a few small jobs completed in the engine bay. The bodyshop are hoping to be finished by Wednesday and with any luck the engine will be re-installed and car will be up and running and hopefully road legal by the following week