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Not RH specific but I've never found a good detachable steering wheel boss, they usually add too much depth & push the steering wheel too close to the driver.

I would have been there, done that & got the tee shirt, luckily the van chose a lamppost to arrange it's own stopping point

Could have been worse she could have made you go to Meadowhell

That's young, you may not think so now, but I so wish I could do now what I did when I was 29 😂

Not at all, I've heard of worse, or even really worse where they have refused to insure somebody after the purchase, I've had kit cars since I was 20, but heard stories that you couldn't be insured till you were 21, then it became 25, then 30 I know I tried to add my son onto my policy at one point, can't remember if they refused or they put a 1 in front of what I was paying, either way I know we didn't do it.

As a yungun depending on how yung have you checked the insurance before you commit, some of them are now getting silly with who can drive a kitcar, advise from an oldun who doesn't give a monkeys about insurance cost as it's peanuts for us old barstools

If the car is shown as exported you need to bring it back into the country start by filing a NOVA with the HMRC

This one only has 10 teeth, what is also strange is that there is/was tippex on one of the teeth so I've obviously counted them in the past as well, it's here if you want it & can get it picked up

Sorry I don't think that is the right one so be careful, you could order it, take yours with you & get a refund if it's not. But it is a commonish starter motor by the looks of it, MGF/TF, Rover 200/400 if you use this advert https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/318418855076 or https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/257562095811 put in the Reg No it brings up https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/lucas-starter-motor-402751001 Looked in the workshop & I have 3 starter motors, 2 which I'm sure are MX5 ones & 1 other which I have no clue as to what it is but logically it 'should' be a K series one, all my previous kits have been either A series, K series or MX5. Here are a couple of pictures & a link to a video on Youtube to save the site bandwidth https://youtube.com/shorts/yzCNJQpKlBg?feature=share If you want it it's yours but I'd prefer collection due to weight, located just North of Worksop it's whether it's worth the journey currently with the price of fuel, unless we can get a club train going, but I've no idea which members are between us. Another thought is I'm going down to London(ish) the first week in August I could meet you somewhere near the Black Cat roundabout (or area)

Is it physically broken or just stopped working, have you considered getting it refurbished? We have a place local to me (Worksop) where they will rewind the core, fit new bearing, brushes etc. But it looks like a very common starter motor, in fact I may have one in the workshop as I was running K series engines at one point although I did have a big clearout of starter motors & alternators as they were starting to take over. https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-NAD10042E https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/bosch-starter-motor-402220280 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/nad10042?search=OEN+NAD10042 But do your own due diligence that the links point to the correct item for you.

https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-log-book

Would it not be possible to fit pressure gauge into the rail?

Until they get a monopoly then prices will rocket, just like Dentists, Funeral Directors & Vets all of which have been taken over by US Venture Capitalists who are interested in 2 things, taking over the world & profit. Avoid them like the plague & support your independent, if you can still find one trading. However to the point in hand, I always try to use Gates's or Dayco belts whenever possible, but I'm not convinced they are as good as they used to be.

Get better soon, I too cried off after my ignition issue, I wanted to prove it was fixed before going a 280 mile round trip

I've used Paul in the past, although quite a number of years ago, he initially had a external box with 3 wires, 2 which gave the rolling code to the ECU & an earth which if you interrupted it would stop the starter from turning. But I think his later development fitted whatever was needed inside the ECU you send him your ECU & a week later you get it back. Like I said this this was 10-15 years ago but I see no reason why the service would have changed.