John Mack

To complete the circuit, yes the carb. needs to be earthed.

Water Hoses - To Suit Weber Carb This sort of thing ?

Cortina in the evening sunshine.

That looks extremely tidy, liking the dealer sticker and plates

In an ideal world the steering arms should be "straight" from the rack to the hub, if the suspension is standard then this should be the case. If the springs are not standard then this will affect the tracking under compression more than the standard set-up. The rack swap ( I think ) will not affect bump steer....... but your springs will.

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Interesting, I too never knew the above.

Finally, set cam timing with DTI and timing protractor. New belt fitted, the old one wasn’t actually bad but had been on for just shy of 7 years, only 5000 miles ….. must try harder. The tensioner pulley was slightly rusty though, probably due to lack of use…. see above. The tensioner was replaced when the last belt was fitted so gave it a clean up, it spins fine, no noise just a bit of corrosion. Changed the oil and filter too, valve clearances checked… 2 adjustments. Now enjoying a beer, cheers.

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Seems I can't even post correctly, I have to do it twice

I don't quite understand but these days it doesn't take much to confuse me ! As Craig mentioned above the only difference with pipes is the ends....thread sizes, male/female ends. 3/16 pipe size has been used forever too. Have you looked for an guide on you-tube ? Someone there is sure to want to explain.

The tools that I've come across like the one above have an operation 1 (to make male end) and the other end is operation 2 (which after doing op.1 you then do op.2 to flare it for female end). Do you actually have the tool or is the above one a type you're thinking of buying? I can't imagine a tool that'll only flare pipes to suit a male end ?? Brake Pipe Flaring Tool Hand Held Single Double Flare Kit Garage NEW! UK STOCK | eBay UK ......seems you will get a tool that just does for male ends, you need this type .

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If I was selling, this would work for me. It is a bit of a hassle but then you can't expect every potential buyer to be on your doorstep .

Noted Whilst PS would be nice I'm going to persevere with the "strong-arm steering" for now .