At the moment the only thing definitely being done is getting the pipe ceramic coated, but I'll talk to them some more about a heat shield when I get down there. The way he spoke I'd have to make one up myself, but I may have misinterpreted that.
Good call on the paint choice and while I want it cleared, gloss, and looking deep, I definitely won't be going candy or metalic, just a nice solid colour.
I did lots of reading/searching on cleaning up the rust and if it was just surface rust that I could see then I'd probably do the vinegar or something similar, but given the flakes coming out with the syphon and the state of the fuel tap, I decided I'd best go the whole hog and do a proper lining.
Don't worry, as much as it pains me to take more time to do this part, I'll be sure to do it exactly as directed and take my time doing it properly. We have an old hair dryer for drying the cats after a bath, so I should be able to use that to dry it out properly too.
I reckon I got 8.5 to 9 litres out of it too, nearly filled the 10 litre can I was using.
I'm going to need to get a "dodgy" home made ignition setup passed as well which will at least be out of sight under the seat, so hopefully if everything else is good they won't go digging for things like that...
And I hope you're right, don't really wanna go moving or adjusting that guard any more if I can avoid it, although I think the tail light may be a touch crooked looking at the rear pic, but that's an easy fix by adjusting the mounting holes a tad.
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