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Got my wiring gaitor. Perfect! Flexible and water proof.
Started on the shortening of the gearbox shifter mechanism.
I shortened the knob before, its very short, like a quickshifter.
Useful facts :- 1300Triumph flywheel versus my super modified K-series one. 1800cc using a MUCH smaller and lighter flywheel.

Started cutting the Type9 box case up. You can see my cut leaves just enough area to replace the core-plug.
Hacked down here.
Hacked off.
2.5mm left before the oil seal for the selector rod, will punch the seal out and remove this 2.5mm next. Can't weld it on with a rubber seal there anyway. Easy hackage with a hacksaw.
Needs aligning some shaving and adjustment, tacking into place then welding on, no doubt some "pro" welder can screw that up for me?
Rough image shows the rod needs cutting off and a hole drilling for the roll pin which holds on the end shifter mech to the shaft.

So far I have the shifter 71mm further forward...I can get 75mm total. This will be the removal of the 2.5mm left before the oil seal and removal of another 1.5mm on the part I cut off. This means the bush in the shifter part will be shortened by 2.5mm.

75mm is ideal. Its then just a job of welding the shifter system back on. Then measuring the exact distance from the rear oil seal face to the coreplug area on the newly welded shifter part. The difference between these two faces, which were inline will be the distance the selector rod needs shortening, and the distance to the new hole for the rollpin. Only interesting part will be drilling the hardened rod, but I suppose it can be done at the engineering shop. The rollpin hole also needs to be at exactly the right angle, but thats easy, simply clamp the shaft in the vice on the pillar drill, insert a drill/dowel of the exact size of the hole, rotate the shaft till it drops in, then move the vice to the position to drill the new hole. Have to put a little flat on the shaft to get the drill bit to bite.

Easy job me thinks.

Also have a working megajolt system in a new location under the dash, happy with that, really neat wiring.

Fitted my new radiator, just need a fan for that.

Doubt the car will be on the road for another few months, can't be arsed rushing and will take the opportunity to do everything intended like waxoyling, the car has no rust anywhere, the chassis has never been plated or welded and was from a very low mileage car, so I wish to keep it that way.

I plan to finish the shifter this week, I can then get the box on the motor finally fitted. I can then stick the motor back in for 100th time, start making a tunnel. Once thats done its painting the thing and were onto a pleasant job of building it.