Well the spitfire is now in winter storage so the beemers back in the garage, and not a moment to soon as the cover was beginning to leak.
I have started the task of getting rid of the rust on the bonnet doors and front wings. And with the bonnet being the worst i started with that.
The condition under the layers of filler,lead loading and fibreglass was rubbish so much that i should have thrown the bonnet away and found a better example. Still might have to but first i am going to try and repair it.
The front lip is shot apart from 6" or so that has already been replaced. I have now replaced most of the front lip and whilst not perfect i surprised myself at the outcome, hopefully the lightest skim of filler will completely cover the repair.
The inner reinforcement was also shot this has been partially sorted. Once this has been refitted to the bonnet i will take out the supports for the bonnet stay and redo them.