Sid re Aoteoroa. The land was there but not a single cloud in two weeks. Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Nelson. Given that we were with family and not some resort with air con, a pool and a bar it was tough going from the UK winter to 30 degree (C) plus heat - not so much a holiday as an exercise in tolerance.
Rex
all safety related elements are going to be finished by pro welder persons and the blast shield should finally be off to them this week. The physical evidence of my welding rarely matches my expectations; there seems to be a lot of art involved and I did biochemistry and microbiology - that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
I experimented with the open area around the clutch slave cylinder and have opted for something that bolts in place to close it out. One experient resulted in the lower half of the shield being, er, unremoveable. I think the entire shield should be painted some bright safety colour considering how long the bothersome thing has taken me. Having said that; if it never gets tested I won't be disappointed.