So 300 odd miles later, I have come to a few conclusions.
That undertray was designed by lucifer himself (to make matters worse the last owner hasn't replaced the missing/knackered fixings he has used self tapping screws that are a PITA to get lined up again) I will be correcting this... I need proper fixings!
The rumble/grumble of the 3 cylinder diesel is actually quite a nice sound at certain parts of the rev range (first time in over a decade of solely diesel cars I can say this!) which is a massive win for my ears.
I will be avoiding the local unbridged fords given the location of the air filter!
The double din hackery from the previous owner is bypassing the rear speakers so a harness is on the way to correct this, I am going to make a decent job of a standard cage instead of cark-eyed mess that he had done
Have to say that I am rather taken with my little cheapy runaround motor, still plenty of kinks to iron out like two fobs that only work occasionally but read 3V on the batteries.... but shes a nice little thing to potter about in and surprisingly torquey