Still here, still doing stuff, but nothing interesting enough to post.
Just faffing around with heater hoses,repaing the diff again, cleaning starter motor, alternator, and replacing a new but leaking rocker cover gasket.
Actually i'm enjoying seeing everyone else rocketing along, and am sucking good ideas from each contribution.
 
Marty: I'm not excited to whip out the old Rip Curl steamer and glue strips of it all over my freshly coated, ultra shiney  bubble arches, but it is a very clever idea so jury is out deliberating.
 
Shaun: A mate had just about completed a 80K+ mk2 resto, that is totally amazing to look at. He'll be going for RWC and club rego shortly, but he has coil overs also. Interestingly, his coil overs are Capri legs, same as mine, and actually converted and gussetted by the same guy who is doing his RWC inspection, so we both believe there should not be an issue. And again with spaced M16's and no stoneplates. Will let you know outcome.
 
Mark: I found a manual  RS2000 cheap(ish) come up online, and a great resto base. You would have seen it on FB also, but I didnt suggest it too you as it was just like you have, no point in having 2 RS's hey?
 
So I've been daunted a little with the jobs list, and lack of progress getting them ticked off. I get tempted to skip ahead, but know it will be more of a pain later. Plus when you get shiney bits come in from the postie, it makes things worse. I think 1/2 of my car has come via a Honda step through.
 
Anyhow, the possible focus this week is just to do reassemble the rear drums so the wheels can go on, and get the front of the car raised up so the engine cam get slid under, maybe on the coming weekend. That might help get the motivation going.

another slight change of plans.
I replaced a rocker cover gasket on the weekend and noticed one of the valve stem seals wasn't seated.
From the short tests of the engine, they seemed ok, but as its a relatively unknown engine, the decision is made to take the head off, and get it reco'd now rather than later. Just a skim, hardened inserts and new valves. 
 
So I'm interested to hear what cams you have used or may suggest.
The rest of the engine is supposedly stock, and for know it will keep the weber 32/36. 
I'm leaning towards just a relatively mild came, from Kent KCFR31, which is meant to be easy to live with.

Noice strets 👍

Copper nickel, which is legal in Aust

what he said.
I just buy the links that get sent me :) 
Actually, I was getting low on some of the 3/16 fittings so bought 6 more today from the local clutch and brake. $30.
We got about the same amount bundled from Ali, with the roll of tube, including shipping for $24 or $26 I think.
Is it over the top if I incralac'd the brake tubes? :)
 
I know flash hey! I dont want to get the struts dirty now.
Dont get me started on how the diff looks....

I did run out of copper tube, not quite enough to do the drivers front strut.
And one flare ended up getting redone as it looked a little iffy with a notch in it that probably would have leaked:

 
But overall, I can nearly tick that job off once I find some of the clips that hold the tube to the firewall:
 
Has anyone spotted these for sale anywhere?: handbrake lever boots for 8" drums.
I have one that survived, but they seem to be different to the common 9" version, specifically where the handbrake stop plugs into the rubber, on the larger one the stop plugs into the lever itself. With my luck it would be picked up come rwc time.
 
 

Escort ones might be hard to find for your drums, and if it's too pass Vicrods mot I found this option for Valiant, I reckon it'll fit with some minor adjustments.. think outside the box..
https://www.ebay.com.au/i...7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_S4yaG2ZA

lets see whats inside:

 
cleaned up ok, not many scores in the bores:

same with the head and valves: