hi all thought time i posted on progress of my project. amazing how many bits of a 300 will fit a td5 shell, also amazing how small some of the differences in size preventing use are. i have wire wheeled shot blasted the engine bay, painted and sealed the shell. the shell is now sitting on the chassis the rear body mount will have to be modified as well the moving the pair over the rear axle. I am using the series 1 loom modified to deal with the interior of the td5 shell next step will be to wire up the electrics and get the engine fired up again. will post pics and more detail at a later date