Gah, thanks, I appreciate the experts view, a labour of love (especially as petrol was only 89p/ltr when I last drove, £20/day on average then is now £40!)... I had the 1st G40 (the current engine's original owner) only 3 days before I wrote it off (not realising it'd spin the wheels with no clutch in 4rd gear at 40mph) and, on the 1st day even the dizzy hall-sensor packed up so was towed home too.
She was a real "present" from my 1975 Mini (1380/lightened/wedged/xDrilled/Ported etc) 's original owner for a *bargain*. An old Marconi Boss I really learned all about HP from (the mini was *special*, especially at 10000 revs!). When I was 1st diagnosed epileptic I'd just bought a copy of the same engine (miniSprint/MED Leicester) for £3500 when my license was taken away (and my 18year old bird@theTime learned to drive in it and I lost it after) That was capable of driving on 2 wheels and the quaife added so much fun! :-)
I bought her thinking my epilepsy was a short lived affair (the HappyHardcore DJing I thought was a factor, incorrectly) and I'd just got a new job to pay for her.. :-) The new body came from a *nice* GT, and I drove her for 2 years before waking in an ambulance with the car shashed to pieces (Leicester A46) after a siezure at the wheel (but I get no memory of anything at all around the time, that's how it works with massive brainial-electrical-storms)....
Cool, we'll meet one day I hope..
NEAL
