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Andrew1967 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:57 pm Looking fantastic Richard

Yes, the nose pipe does lay over towards the inner wing .. I think around 11 ish IIRC. HOY isn't on site so I can't go and check.

Thanks Andrew - hopefully a case of 1st time practise, 2nd time 'get it right'

Your routing and bending of the brake pipes is just a piece of pure perfection

Your routing and bending of the brake pipes is just a piece of pure perfection
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Thank you Andrew and MINIKIN, I've been in contact with the owner of the car in 1968 and he kindly forwarded me an image of the engine bay which has been most helpful and also the clear images (in so many respects) from Andrew 1967 re HOY. I had to make a few tweaks to the 'servo nose pipe'.

I'm endeavouring to complete the installation of the 1.5" H4 carbs and would appreciate learned eyes to see if the protrusion above the bonnet aperture allows enough room for the bonnet to be fitted.

I won't have a hand to help in fitting the bonnet for a few days and would like to complete this phase before then, especially the fixings below the carbs that ideally need the hands of a 2 year old child to apply and really don't want to be taking these off. There seems very little space between the float chamber and the clutch master cylinder?

It might well be that the bonnet rises toward the centre and therefore just enough and with the experience of Maniflow with their inlet manifold I'm sure it will be ok (unfortunately the boss at Maniflow is away for a couple of days so cannot get his comment.

A further question: is it essential to fit a PCV valve? there is no spare outlet on the manifold bar the one for the servo - although I guess a T piece could be fabricated to provide a fixing point?