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At long last the beer keg is fully fitted, plumbed in and tested for a couple of hours running, just to impress the new neighbours ;-)

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A level sender from rally designs www.raldes.co.uk should remind us not to run out of petrol :-)

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The radiator pipes are routed as far from the tank as possible, and the fuel pump sits to the side of the tank in (hopefully) a nice cool airflow.

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Super magic flexi pipes allow the boot to be opened easily to show off the barrel ...

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 Because the bulkhead isn't that easy to see through !! Maybe a perspex one for the shows next year ???

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During an inspirational visit to B&Q, I spotted that Marley make some nice boxy guttering, which seems an ideal way to cover up the radiator pipes on the floor.

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The 'Homebase special' battery box looks a bit better after a coat of black, instead of the 'breadbin blue' it originally came in.

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The corners of the boot floor have now been cut to shape, and some nicer light clusters with less opaque lenses have been fitted. 

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The hole for the filler and the surrounding bit of panel have been shaped and smoothed for a nicer fit.

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And finally a quick fix with a few rivets and some cable ties put the number plate somewhere sort of legal :-)

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