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Went to change the oil to get ready for test running and realised the oil filler neck doesnt fit with twin carbs. So snippy snippy it went. Couldnt be done in one angle so did it with two welds. 

So over lunch I sorted the alternator mounting. Didnt take too long as I have a stack of brackets in the parts bin.

Lucky I will be running the Davies Craig water pump as well as the stock one as the contact area of the stock pulley is marginal. 

Measured it with my usual masking tape trick and already ordered the belt. 

Might work on replacing the rear springs and installing the Lotus donuts tonight. 

Getting closer. I had four new tyres fitted on the widened rally wheels but one has a valve stem leak so it went back today.

I have the carb throttle bracket done and also tidied up the farmshed engine mount. I did that by rounding off some of the edges, welding in gussets, and capping the ends. The cert man has inspected it already to sight the crush tubes inside it so is good to go. 

On tonight's agenda is to get started on the alternator install. Switching to one wire so will have to fart about with the regulator box I suppose. 

Thanks to @yoeddynz for the idea of yellow tartan. For those who don't know, Imps were made in Scotland. 

Hard to see but the carpets also have yellow stitching. 

Getting the interior sorted now. Replaced the coolant lines with slightly bigger ones. What an awful job that was. Anyway all sorted now. Enough to take it for a spin too when the stupid water pump I ordered in August makes a guest appearance. 

Now then. A fair bit happening but it's inching forward. The clutch with the mini slave has been installed and bled with a broom through the rear hatch to the pedal. It isn't adjusted though so when I wire up the starter I'll start it gear with the clutch in for movement. It has plenty of adjustment on the pushrod so I'll have a play. 

I also found some radiators in the bulk parts I got so will look at twin radiators in the rear. One of them looks like a modified van one. I checked for leaks by filling it with coke and letting it sit for a few minutes and then swishing it about before emptying and flushing with rain water. 

Also thanks to that rad cunt @Adoom who gave me some sheet metal so I could finish off the ducting to the front radiator. It's all done now. I have painted the front and when it dries I'll reinstall the painted fuel tank. Of which I let it think about what it has done with a chain taped up on the inside and left in a cement mixer for 20 minutes. Gave it a good scrub out with a brush sticky taped to a stick for a laugh too. Naturally it fell off so I had to fish it out through the fuel sender hole. 

So she is in but it isn't all sunshine and lollipops. I have the wrong water pump so have ordered the right single row pulley one. I can use this one on the EA81 hopefully. 

I have taken the carbs off to rebuild properly. I have the old single carb still there but am in no rush.

Lots of little jobs to do now. I'll try and do one a day to keep things ticking over whilst I wait for parts.