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Having (hopefully) sorted out the master cylinder grommet leak - perversely I think that we had pushed it in toooo far - I went for a short drive up and down my ~100m drive. The brakes are almost right, and will bed in a bit more with use. The steering was way out, with ~1/8th of a turn to the left, and 3 5/6th of a turn to the right! But that was easy to sort out. The throttle response is not great, and this seems to be accentuated by the long bar that goes between the throttle pedal and the central cam (i.e. the one on a RHD Haf that runs behind the driver's legs) having oval holes where the roll pins fit. This is due to wear over the years. We removed the pedal and bar, reduced the size of the hole in the pedal with some weld, and found a better bar in my box of bits; I will try to put it all back together over the weekend (after I have repainted the pedal) and hopefully this will help.
Pictures will follow when I have tidied up a few other bits and pieces, but so far I am thrilled. The steering feels great, the gearstick / gear change feels really nice, and the engine is going well. Just need a few dry days for some more test drives, and then it'll be off to get a new MOT which runs out in a few week's time.