long time - no read

nothing happened bout the datto until now, shed is still sitting in the garage. the both demotivational points were the severe rust damage and the lack of parts.
but by procratinating exam learning and intensive reading tech-wiki i discovered that german part dealers still have a lot of bits lying around. i even managed to find a NOS-manifold gasket over here and the brakes are also not a problem anymore.
the rust, actually part of it:






it looks alike towards the a pillar and its lower part and i guess the water box won't look any better on the inside, but: challenge accepted. i want to replace it tiny bit by tiny bit and hope that the fender will still line up acceptably afterwards. 2 weeks to go, then i'm back at the garage. wish me luck