[stephen low]

Geof

Sounds like we were definitely in the same boat - last of the 302's and the next option being the elbows out Boss motor, it was a challenge. Boy was I pissed too when I learnt I'd had another 12 months.

Anyway the one big difference was my kit was third hand, over 10 years old by then and quite scruffy so I was always planning to tear the build down and restart nicely.

My spirited roundabout adventures just set the timing as immediate. But I guess looking at the work I had done I wasn't as pleased as I could have been so I redid many bits.

Re-made the brake lines, but bent up very nicely and hidden where possible, use of aluminium fuel lines and relocation to allow braided hose connection.

I also rejuvinated everything to be certain I could get some time free of breakdowns. This found ball joints the previous owners had just used off the donor suspension, I have a 60 year old Mark V jag diff in the car but a bit of work was done on this and it will probably see me out before it goes bang, new discs etc etc oh and of course a fresh engine (cracked block meant an insurance R&R) and a new TKO600, the donor T5 had been used for dragging I'm sure by the previous owner and was stuffed.

So now I just need to get the bluddy thing on the road!!

But leg first I guess.

Cheers