Cosmetics

While experimenting with the lambda sensor, I had more or less tinkered an adaptor to the old exhaust. Not beautiful, but functional. With a used exhaust offered from a friend, I took the opportunity to change for a permanent installation. It's an original Westfield can, but I had to weld a lambda boss to it and made a few other mods prior to mounting.
The pic shows the close to finished work in comparison with the old exhaust tube. I have to weld the rear support for the can but haven't started the engine yet. Curious to know how it sounds with the new can.
Funny enough, there is a part numbers match between the can and the manifold I purchased four years ago from another seven driver (16521 to be found both on the can and the manifold).
Cheers.

Exhaust manifold heat management

The big exhaust manifold produces a lot of heat. Most of it finds its way to the driver's feet and legs. With the narrow body and the gearbox sitting midship, summer drives closely resemble a sauna trip. Adding this panel helps to derive hot air from the engine compartment to the outside. The opening is there since the rebuild and is not original (like so many things on my car). Test drives show improvement, but I'm also tempted to add more heat insulation.
Cheers.

Fuel level sensors, HT lead holders, exhaust joiner

Some more small jobs to report, brake level sensors mounted and HT lead holders in place, exhaust joiner unmounted, cleaned and assembled with exhaust cement.
Cheers.