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Let me set the scene……. I'm going on a rugby tour tomorrow so have been shopping for items for a "court" session tomorrow night. Usual stuff, egg nog, pickled eggs, tabasco sauce, stewing steak, dog food, baby oil, and a judges wig. All of the above was across the passenger seat next to me…. I was sitting at the lights in the westy with my helmet on and a van pulled up next to me…… Bloke looks down and says " nice car mate"…… followed by " weird shopping though"!!!

I think you'll see if you look closely, the photos are from different stages of build; one is pre scuttle fitting for example, where as another clearly shows heat cycling on the manifold. It's not a regular chassis that's for sure, it's also got diagonal bracing in the nose. The Duratech in the Sport 2000S chassis was virtually solid mounted IIRC, and even had cross braces too the front of the block/head area. Its a real case of buyer beware with cars like this; it might be an absolute cracker, with only a few fiddly but straightforward jobs doing for IVA. (They can't be that easy, easy, or the seller would do them/pay for them to be done) Or it could need major strip down because something basic has been forgotten or done wrong. You'd really need to have a good telephone conversation with the seller and get a feel for them personally, then make a list of what they think needs doing for IVA. Brush up on the test yourself, and have a viewing as of you were an IVA inspector. The very fact that the work has been done at Northampton, that has been claimed to be done, is probably it's biggest plus point. Particularly if NMS remember it and will talk to you about it. BUT, no matter how well built, I wouldn't pay within a grand of on the road price, even if it was spectacular, if merely "good", I'd want more than that off the normal on the road price. Even if little needs doing, don't underestimate the cost of IVA and registration.

My experience is in line with the comment of those with time, but little to offer and those with lots to offer but no time is the mix of governors on too many schools. It always struck me as perverse that many were just popular with other mums but had no idea how to deal with real issues. As for academy schools. This all depends on clear vision and leadership at all levels. The national curricula in my opinion is not that good anyway as too much has gone away from what a basic good education should be. When we have kids leaving school who struggle to read and communicate with others there is something fundamental wrong. The previous government made all kids feel if they did not go to UNI that they had somehow failed, so if allowing schools to all go in one general direction but allow them to cater for others outside the curricula then it is fine in my opinion. Some teachers will embrace this, especially those I have known who did not go straight from school to teaching themselves, others will dislike the change as they like to have a uniform structure for all schools which makes it easy to compare performance. What is clear from the press recently any academy school still needs close control otherwise special interest groups for example the recent Muslim schools where radicals have taken over the control to pedal their hate to all (not that it is indicative of the Muslim faith). For governors in an academy you need more business minded people who will hold the head and teachers accountable and less of the mumsy do gooders. But in final comment, the reason that academy schools have become popular is that the local education boards that were in control were and are so woefully lead, staffed by the wrong people, did not care, dictated by political and union dogma, paid too much attention to being PC and as a result lost sight of the primary function which is to provide first class education to all children to equip them to fully function in a world of opportunity.

stu can probably answer this one better- but Im thinking that even will standard pistons/bottom end- you could go one stage further with your cam choice- this would probably gain you another 15-20hp? Obviously to get well over 200 crank hp youll need to think about strengthening the bottom end, and then head work etc etc... but There is a next level cam shaft I believe that doesn't require any major mods, other than perhaps arp rod bolts which you've already done.... might be worth a consideration???

It's on the front officer - well it was where those 2 bits of plastic held on by bolts are, thank you for pointing it out...