I'm now fed up with painting! Am glad I didn't spent a fortune on a nice spray job though, plenty of touching up to do already. The Woodhead Monroe shock absorbers have a stamped date of 1954. Surprisingly they both have good damping. The rubber bushes have fallen apart so will have to search something out that will do the job.
The next job will be to fit the stub axles with new kingpins and make up the front brake plates for hydraulics. Armed with some A7 & Morris minor ones, hacksaw files and welding gear I will see what happens............ Can't see these getting done for a couple of weeks or so.

Should be about it for the cutting & welding for the time being. Added the 'boxing' to the chassis rails. A good few hours spent cleaning the whole lot down and two coats of red oxide primer. Most of the front suspension components now cleaned & primed, just waiting for the grey top coat. Most of the rubber bushes used in the IFS have seen better days, but they look very much like Morris Minor Trunnion & rear spring bushes.
At last will be able to start putting it all back together.................