tbh, people would pay quite a lot for the numberplate if it's transferable, and also the v5.
LRO state a petrol series 2 58-61 "project" as worth £675.
There are no end of threads on leaf springs and shocks on here. If your leaf springs are old and rusted, yo need to look at this first, once these are moving ok, these shocks might be ok. If not , you are wasting time and money.
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The cat flap has multi point locking, with shoot bolts going into sockets either side of the door, so should put up a bit of a fight. As you can just unscrew any door though makes me sure not to leave anything worth nicking in mine.