Nominal

Probably a bit subjective but not much point arguing the toss

The front suspension and bodywork are pretty much the same between the two I think?

Bargain eh?

I would put the coilovers as close as possible to the diff centreline, I think the fairly large offset is the reason the Mercury has ride quality issues. If the suspension weight loading is a long way from the coilover mounts it puts a forward loading on the upper links and pulls on the lower links (assuming it is behind the axle)

That's right. I don't see the manifold hoses doing much when one side is blocked off by the head. I still have mine connected.

Mysterious are the ways of the Holden coolant passages. I see your head is the same as the one in my replacement engine, no coolant passage for the lower hose, so not much flow through the intake manifold plumbing. I presumed the pump was like that to give the option of not using the heater port.

Imagine if someone hacked the landata system and put a ban flag on all Wingroads.

Is that caravan finished yet?

So, if I were to delete this charcoal canister, I guess I should just put a loop in the (I assume) vent line that connects it to the fuel tank? These pics are hard to read.

That's what I have done with a reg on hold car I did a fair bit of rust repair on. No repair cert needed. I did know the wof man though. He's probably trying to lowball you.

Cat not impressed though.

Meh, certifiers don't look over here.

Ken.

How is this going @sr2? Need more power?

You need to ask that?