Gotten a quote back from the wheels place. Seems like they've been going through a reshuffle, but their online form is now working properly. They've presented a couple of options: One is a slight modification to a wheel they have in stock that is very close to spec. The offset is different by 4mm, which is hardly

Well, the fittings turned up, and I got stuck in to finishing up the plumbing (and blanking the extra ports on the manifold, because I couldn't figure out what I'd done with the idle valve); with the fuel system complete, next step was to run up the fuel pump by itself and leak-check... First stage was with the regulator backed right off, same as I had been doing with the carb, just to see where the fuel came out. Which, to very little surprise, it did. The three elbow fittings threaded

Fitted the intake on Friday evening; something has definitely shifted in the process of cutting and extending the runners, because it does not fit as nicely as it used to, but I've got it pulled up tight and it should (hopefully!) be sealed properly. Anyway, also got the injectors wired up, and snaked the throttle cable in. It remains to be seen how the throttle will behave, and what

Since I had to take the manifolds off, and I know that a couple of the thin gaskets blew out, I thought I'd run a file over the flanges while I was cleaning them up, just see how flat they were. They weren't. Which is amazing, considering this is 1/2" plate that those tubes are welded to, but stainless loves to warp and pull

Pulled a few things apart yesterday, so I could get in and retorque the head. All of the head nuts turned a good bit, so it did need it. At some point, I should perhaps find (or make) the funny offset spanners for doing that with all the manifolds and rocker shaft on, but for now it took dismantling. In the process, I took the opportunity to put on a nice proper gasket.

A sharp chisel works wonders for getting under that lip and peeling all the spot-welds! Carefully form the new piece

Overcame inertia for a bit today, only for a few hours, and did a bit more roof patching. Grotty double-layer? Appears to have been patched from the inside. So I cut that out, welded in a new piece, and noticed a pinhole a little further to the right, which I chased around for a few inches before cutting that out too.