Why don't you cut out a cardboard template and trial fit it in various places. I think I would find a suitable cubby box and fit it to the front, or even make your own cubby box.

You can get the instrument panel out with the steering wheel and bezels on, well mine you can and also my son's. Should mention there is evidence to suggest both of ours have rubbed slightly at sometime in their life. Steering wheel isn't really that much of a bother to take off.

I'd take it to a garage, it's almost impossible to diagnose otherwise.

Pretty sure I left the manifold on the head, be aware it's rather heavy to lift off.

Just so you know there are some core plugs in the head under the rocker shaft that can leak. Handly I found this out after I changed the head gasket!

Strange isn't it, fitted a new VDO one to my son's and it's so quiet you can hardly hear it.

I don't know why you presume a noisy pump is faulty, mines been noisy for 4 years.. My son's has always been quiet and was still quiet when it stopped working

More likely invalidate since it's illegal to remove the dpf.

I wouldn't be presuming it's the injectors without diagnostics, seems like an expensive guess to me. With regards to fuel pump are you fitting cheap ones or VDO ones? A duff starter will affect the cps and make it hard to start, once stared it would run fine, mine did anyway. Surely faulty...

Camshaft front cover/grommet/seal on front of head. Rocker cover gasket. Fuel pressure regulator Power steering pump. Clean it all off with brake cleaner and start from the top down. Two different rocker cover gaskets depending on the year.

Keep us updated so we can share the journey.

That's the same answer I got.

As far as any authority is concerned it's legit. I had endless problems getting the police to understand that a local TD5 registered as a tdi was most likely a ringer. I had to speak very slowly to explain to them. It took almost a year and eventually it was siezed due to someone else reporting...

I reported to Ebay, the Ai reply was there is nothing wrong with the advert.

Didn't realise Ebay sent your details to another person if you message them

When was the last time you got stopped by the police? About 35 years ago for me.

You can get repair panels for the bulkhead and chassis parts.

You are right.

Why hasn't it got a cat?

Mine is stock, except centre delete pipe and it doesn't whistle at all. Think you will find your exhaust probably isn't stock