So what's been happening then, well not a lot to be honest. I am still waiting for Burlen to deliver the carb parts, they have told me that they will arrive before the end of the week, well they told me that last week so we shall see.
On the electric system front I have sourced a new uprated Bosch alternator, it fits fine, just need to get a new belt for it. I also have a new plug as the old one had been removed and replaced with space terminals.
If you want one of these the part number is 0 986 030 760, they are pricey though!
I managed to source all of my headlights at a reasonable price, so I now have a full set of Cibie lenses and Osram H1 & H4 bulbs.
I just need to order the wiring and associated relays for this and they can be fitted, I thought I would do all this first whilst the rad is out and I have good access.
The plan for the wiring is to relay the headlamps, horn, cooling fan (already comes with one), the heated rear window and provision for extra driving lamps and a radio if I want. I want to do this without putting any additional load onto the existing loom, so I plan to take a feed from the battery into a new supplementary fuse box, then from that into a relay box keeping things neat and tidy. The existing wires for the headlights, horn and HR window will be used as the triggers so I should then be removing load from the existing loom. This will be sited around the battery with the Kenlowe Hotstart so I will fabricate some new mounts for everything.
I need to think about how I will wire up the sidelights to function when the ignition is on then turn off when the headlights come on, I may just get a standard kit for it and replace the led units with some LED 21W equivalent bulbs.
On Jonners' recommendation I have sourced some Bosch W8DP plugs, these have been gapped to 35 thou and are ready to be fitted.
I have also fitted the fan to the rad using the proper Spal fitting Kit. The 11" fan that they produce is a perfect fit for the Sprint/1850 rad. I don't like the through the rad fit, but it will work for the time being. The Spal kit uses stainless rods that don't damage the fins and seem to be much more secure.
I have also fitted the Revotec fan controller to the top hose. It makes more sense to fit it here plus that's where the instructions say to fit it!
Getting there slowly!