I finally got motivated - not easy when you have 4 cars all wanting or needing stuff done. I might be selling the Soarer to get back to a more manageable 3 cars...

Drilled clutch pedal for the hydraulic master cylinder rod. Did the wiring for dissy, alternator and electric fan. Throttle cable and bracket, radiator hoses, longer coil HT lead, new air filter and engine and box oil. Bit of flammable liquid down the carby and it fired straight into life - sounds pretty mean. Put the interior all back together - carpet console and seats were out for welding up underneath the transmission tunnel. Only thing left to do is the hydraulic clutch line - which I can't find! lol This is what happens when you leave things too long and have a messy shed.

I'll probably have to rebuild or swap the gearbox once it's up and running - a synchro shift plate was stuck to the drain bung magnet when I checked it was empty before the conversion... I do have a 180B SSS 63a dogleg long box for parts but it might be easier just to find another Stanza 5spd.