With the weather as bad as it is and the car outside I decided it was better to work on something that I could remove and perform work in the garage which although not heated is at least out of the wind.
I've removed the RHS rear hub carrier with brakes etc. I've fabricated and welded to it a new dust/ stone shield (fabricated the other side also but need to get that hub off to weld it). The backplate for the brake shoes has been wire-brushed and painted with a zinc primer and now I'll wait for a few days in order to paint it with a top coat. I'll use this time to press the old bushes out and new poly ones in. Ill also need to remove the old damper but I decided it was just too cold to do more out there.