What have I done since last time I posted?
Sori, Bangor!
(Ond ddim mewn gwirionedd.)
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Painty painty...
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Flush with Sky Blue success, I decided to put a hole in some stainless steel.
Which, with some angry-grinder action, comes out like so:
...er... Wonky. Oh well, the second one came out much better, so I'll put the wonky one up on cylinder 1, then I don't have to look at it every time the engine cover's up.
I also got some stainless steel elbows with which to start the exhaust manifold.
I got the wrong ones.
That's a bit, er... racier than I would like! I only got two of them, though, and it's not like I'll never need a pair of 2" dia. stainless 90s. Right ones -- 1-1/2" dia -- ordered now. To be trimmed to length/angle as needed. But, of course, I'll need to get the engine buttoned back up, and the bellhousing & rear engine plate bolted up in order to know what I need to miss.
I've got the stuff for sealing up the sides of the main-caps and whatnot; then I can get the sump back on, rebuild my little engine cradle and get the engine off the stand so I can put the bellhousing/etc on... oh, and ideally head out on my upcoming week off work so I can get a bottle of gas for the TIG welder...
Don't think I'll be able to get the fuel injection stuff done by the
end of the year; I don't work fast enough for that. 
But if I can have a decent chunk of the exhaust
manifold done, and have enough of the wiring done that I can run the
ecu in ignition-only mode, then I'll fire it up on the carb. I am
absolutely missing hearing that big six pot burble.
Anywho! Onward, slowly~