So after the loom and tank work, we carried on with various tasks, most ably led by @Nickwheeler who is a bit like a blood hound, once he cranks his head over and forward, only coffee and cookies or raisin bread slows him down.
The gearbox mount, though probably perfectly adequate, has been bugging him from day one.
So as I had removed the body to get to other bits, he removed it for some strengthening.
Some three handed welding, large ball pein hammer action later, it started to take shape, after the reshaped plate was made up.
Bolted back in place, Nick was a happy bunny.
At this point the body had to go back on again for the next job.
More about it later.
Work now.
PS. An MX5 tank for £40.00 off EBay looks like this,
Ugly.
Really ugly.