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Gaaarrdamnnit! With a capital G! You may have noticed that one of my hobby horses lately has been the supply of parts. Everything seems to be in short supply and freight is often costing silly amounts of money. Well, I’ve just had one of those mornings, working on Ed Guido’s Project VK (more on that on page 124).
Three components I’ve sourced have failed to meet the cut. The first was the air gap manifold we ordered, which overall looks terrific. However, the cut-out for the distributor was too small and we’ve had to modify it. That’s no big deal if, like me, you have a mini machine shop in the back of the shed and know how to use it. It’s more of a drama for the distributor who has probably ordered a palette of the things and now needs to get them fixed.
Then came the clamp to hold down the distributor. It was too long and would therefore foul the transmission, while the stud supplied was the wrong diameter.
Last and not least was
