fitting standard suspension all ready to fit struts to replACE my knackered cuscos. any tips or advice or special tools needed would be gr8.

Make sure everything is clean and free of rust and grit otherwise the alignment technician will curse you!
Grease the camber bolts and observe the torque rating on the hub/strut bolts/nuts.
Simple job.

mark the front camber bolts with some white marker...so you know exactly where the camber should be...