I like all these comments, Vulpes saying i have mastered autofocus and now Wessa calling it art, am i in the wrong profession
Its coming on well mate, that's the first time I have seen the valve cap retaining plates [last photo]
Thanks for the info, "yes" it would save wiring them and they look the part, every day's a school day.
So the original battered gearbox middle case on the 500 has revealed its secrets and it's now obvious that someone in the past tried to remove the gearbox without taking all the screws out, so i'm now having to measure every bloody item with what figures i have and other parts i know are ok just to do simple rebuild, thankfully as i'm going to be waiting on parts the next engine build is here
New selectors and correct needle roller arrived so the gearbox is back together with the other new bearings and back in the cases