as the evenings become longer and the temp goes up I decided to dive under the truck for a quicky....(?!)
As I dropped the crossmember to drill out the front holes a bit more I decided to clean it up a bit. 1 can of brakecleaner and a stealbrush later it looks a bit better.
now I'll hose it down with "tectiel" (I guess its a kind of Boeshield, a black thick spray rust inhibator).
doesn't have to be showroom condition, just need to get through the next M.O.T.