Took the Essex out for it's maiden voyage this morning;everything seemed to work just fine;the flatty ran great;life is good! Apart from a problem with the drivers seat being mounted a bit too forward,things are looking pretty good. I will post a pic tomorrow.
Thanks for the good words gents;had a problem with the fan belt rubbing the lower rad hose.We'd just finished breakfast with some car club fellows and on leaving noticed the hose was rubbed nearly through due to a fanbelt being a little too slack.It was a tense 15 minutes until we hit home but it ended OK;will replace hose tomorrow.