So it turns out the "minimum requirements" are chassis legs and other such bits... Who knew???
Shell was red rotten and no amount of filler, expanding foam and newspaper stuffed sills was bringing her back.
Getting it onto the flatbed she buckled in half and while iv taxed some fairly shady shit id never have been comfortable taking a corner let alone taking passengers.
While I recognize very few people use the forum any more I have picked up a new shell and spent the past month getting a few bits done so will be documenting that build, more as proof of the work carried out on it for future buyers then anything else.

Photos to follow.