Just picked the car up from Mark's as he's been sorting 1 or 2 things before paint.
The door handles now both work from the outside.
The bonnet opening issue has been sorted. The catches are all original but with the replacement of the springs with those from a Land Rover Discovery. It now rises enough on the catches to open from the outside. The top inside of the grille surround has been scooped out to make moving the catch easier and a stay from the same scrapped Disco added to keep it open.
As I'd been a bit paranoid about the bonnet staying closed down, Mark has added a screw in tow ring to a plate welded on the front of the chassis. This will be painted and left in unless I want the bonnet open.
He has ordered some thick alloy angle to make brackets so that the bonnet sides fit snuggly. These will be added later.
I'll start pulling a few parts off this weekend as it's off to the paint shop on Monday.
Cheers, Bob.