This is the spare-carrier I bought the other day. It's been chemically stripped and Hammerited in "Smooth Blue". There are areas of minor surface corrosion-pitting but the main idea is that when fitted and viewed from the rear, there will be a touch of blue to liven up the otherwise solid silver.
I may get round to using the same Hammerite on the drums and disc calipers (or a similar blue.) I've now got to think of a way of fitting it, as I'm stuck for getting the rear sufficiently high to drop the old one out.
As further updates,
1. The new front shock absorbers are now on. This has really improved the roadholding on rough surfaces, and got rid of the clunks - it seems the anti-roll bar bushes are OK (for now.)
2. Got a tow-eye and a pair of genuine, rear, full-moulding, mudflaps for £12 off a scrapped Puma in Hemel Hempstead*.
3. The rear arches are a bit on the desperate side now. Even Savlon and plasters isn't helping.
*The car was stacked 3 high so I couldn't do much examining of it. It is a 1.7 red and, like many Pumas that are deemed dead, looked in good condition... a sad sight.