So completed the first 100 miles yea! This covered about 7 or 8 journeys, mostly on A roads and as it turned out heavy traffic around town. Yesterday morning I did 12 miles which took nearly an hour, rush hour traffic!. Certainly lots of smiles for miles. Engine roar and speed of acceleration are just fantastic. But a lot of fixing snags and issues in between journeys. Also drove 10 miles in the pouring rain with no rear screen fitted. Must say drier than expected did not leak around the hardtop to screen seal as expected. No rain gutters so open the window and it drips in and of course floods in at the back without the rear screen.
If you are a romantic and think you can build a car in your garage and drive off without issue - look away now;
So improvements made in first 100 miles,
stiffer rear springs, now at 350lbs and changed top bolt to high tensile strength M12 12.9
semi solid rear engine mounts, and metal washers
lost rear brake lights, modified connections
various internal door padding to stop rattles,
N/S Zenith carb accelerator jet block (still trying to fix),
air leaks around base of carbs (new paper gaskets)
front bonnet latch releases when you hit a large bump,
white dash reflects on the windscreen,
rear-view mirror changed to reduce vibration
Rear wheel spacers removed,
Changes gearbox oil now Castrol EP140
Whilst there is a stop to prevent the side windows going too low, nothing stopping it winding up too high
Adjust gear selection for a smoother selection, still not as I want it
Talbot wing mirrors are being constantly adjusted so that the driver can see. Still trying to find that sweet spot
Clutch is heavy so need to play around with various cylinder sizes. It is lighter that cable operation
Seat position still needs to go lower, maybe 20mm and needs reclining a little. Would also like to make them hinged at the front to give access to the rear
Steering wheel needs to drop 10 -15 mm but captive bolt not long enough to allow any further adjustment,
Doors - when you hit a pot hole they really bang. adjusting latch has helped, but need to fit the rubber wedge and bracket like the original to totally stop
Oil temperature gauge still not working
The gauges tend to frost a little in the centre obscuring the view slightly
In context these are all relatively easy fixes
Totally surprised by the public reaction, all very positive, everyone so far just thinks its an original car, when you say its a replica or tribute or even kitcar built in the garage they just ask "how old is it mate"
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That’s a great feeling on your first road outing. 
