only needs the fanbelt fitting, be good to go
Aye, and "Minor welding to the chassis" for the MOT. Never seen a rusty chassis yet that needs minor welding, its mostly a pig of a job.
I think he's put a lot of work into it, and come unstuck because of the rust. Bit gutting for him really.
Something to be said for building a camper in a box, and mounting it on a chassis cab. At least if the vehicle rusts out, it would be possible to swap it over to another one, so all the hard work is not lost.