Update:
Alrighty, a little more progress today, took a few cables up to the car today as they'l be ready to go in soon, meanwhile I've continued with more work to the drivers foot well, added 3 layers of soundproofing, and also added the insulating foam too, forgot to take picture of the foam sorry!
Footwell before:
during:
after ( without foam!)
Also finished one of the rear doors:
Front seats have been collected today, taken away to be recovered by a professional upholsterer so I'm really looking forward to seeing those when they get back.
Meanwhile, I have new front engine mounts on the way

and a replacement 100ah alternator and the charge from which will be split , one going to the primary starting battery, and the secondary going to separate split charge relays to charge up the 2 additional batteries, one for the lighting , screens and low current devices, and the other battery will receive a charge purely for the sound system , amps ( 6 of so far), and a 5 channel active crossover, each system drawing hopefully less than 100amps as that's the limit on each relay.
wirings going to be fun!!!!
Got some prices on the Mdf the other day, its going to cost me £140.00 just for the sub box to be built, 2" thick all the way round, I don't expect a lot of flex coming from the box structure as I'l brace it too,I also think that given the weight of the box alone, I'm now seriously considering reinforcing the rear suspension by using towing spring assister's , a thick rubber wedge that gets wound in between the springs to stop them from compressing too much. All of the amps will be located in the boot, alongside the 2 batteries, add to this the structure needed and cables, foam, soundproofing , leatherette etc etc , and the weight soon accumulates!.
Hopefully tomorrow I can get more done, I need to get the power tools out and find my grinder. My exhaust was starting to get on my nerves, I've been trying to remove the exhaust manifold, but to do so requires the removal of the down pipe's to the cat, and in one of Rover's ingenious designs, considering the bolts are exposed to the elements somewhat, they decided to put one bolt, virtually inaccessible, right on the curve of the exhaust.
, so as it's not playing ball I'l cut the awkward sod off instead !, and it's only £45 for a replacement, least I'l be able to wrap it this time to protect it from this situation happening again.
Such a cack handed idea, but such is life!
Took a few more parts down to get powder coated too, so in time, finished parts should start to come back over the next few weeks and I can start to really see some major progress.
Times ticking on......