Day 2.
Well then. Let's begin with the easy stuff that I didn't achieve today. The fuel tank needs two people to remove it and my butler was on her day off so that'll have to wait. The idea is that you begin by removing the filler hose by loosening the jubilee clips then undo the fuel feed.

Then move to beneath the tank to remove the three bolts that hold the bracket on. Unfortunately here's where you need a second person to get to the nuts underneath the car.

But that'll happen soon.

So then I removed the boot latch.

Then moved back to the door hinges with my shiny new imperial spanners.

All good there.  Next up the steering column.

I removed the upright bolts in the above photo, then disconnected the column where it joins in the engine bay...

...gave it a good tug and managed to pull the steering column through the cockpit and out.

Success!
Keep the champagne on ice mind. The pedal box is proving a bit more tricky. I disconnected the mounting bolts and am figuring that the way to remove the pedal box screw adjustment rod is to remove the plastic dial that sits beneath the steering wheel. Unfortunately this is proving a bit reluctant so this will have to wait until Day 3 when I have assistance.

Then I  moved on to removing the fibreglass wheel arches. No big deal on the left hand side. The screws came out easily enough.

Unfortunately the right hand side proved somewhat more tricky and it's all because of a previous owner's desire to install AC. The battery has been moved to the boot and then the battery box glassed over, like so...

And from underneath, inside the footwell you can see where they've glassed over the original opening...

So here's where I took a chance and decided to cut out the new fibreglass entirely A risk as I didn't know quite how bonded it would be to the old. So I went at it with the angle grinder (making its debut here)...

And after quite a lot of swearing, I managed to peel off the top layer...

Now I think this is how it was originally.

So I've achieved a good amount today and when the door striker plates finally come off (with the help of the Impact Driver that's due to arrive tomorrow), the rear suspension bolts are removed (when my assistant can be here) and the heater and wiper mechanisms are removed, we should be ready to begin attacking the body to chassis screws with full force. 

Revealing the front with the removal of the mud guards though is sobering. The front end of the chassis is going to need a lot of very detailed planning before welding new rails in. The chassis rails that have been butchered are just awful, the welding is terrible and I'm really going to need some expert advice, and detailed drawings and measurements before tackling this. 

But it's happening! I'm truly excited about removing the body and seeing what we've got underneath.