Yep, keep the cowling.
You should be able to get around £100 for a set of MX5 wishbones.

Excellent, so far my 'guesstimate' spreadsheet for the parts i dont need is over £1000, after getting my old man some alloy wheels for the focus he bought to replace the 5 it should leave me with a few ££ to be able to get the flat pack and a few other bits before the other half starts trying to spend it on even more stuff for the impending arrival of our first born.