Good work Ian, a pic would be great. Does it have a catcher? Good tip with the Sanli Norm, I picked up a good looking one from the roadside and replaced the carb and coil. I was glad to sell that one on in the end, good solid base and the engine seems good. Its just everything else that bolts on is rubbish.
Here you go Paul, some photos. I went back to the tip yesterday, rummaged through their pile of broken catchers in 40+ degree heat and scored a good catcher for it. Only problem was it was right down the bottom of the pile and full of red-back spiders. They were packed into nearly every corner and crevice! I think the lady at the shop felt sorry for me. Only charged me $5. No extra charge for deadly spiders! I gave the car boot a good fumigate when I got home and killed all the red-backs (about 6 all up), then got to work cleaning it with the pressure hose. I only found one minor break on one of the plastic lugs, which was easy to fix with a pop rivet.
So here it is, the Rover Baron. I had a big roll of electrical confluit here, so I used some of that to make up a snorkel. Not sure how it will go, but it is very tough material. Probably stronger than the original. I only had to buy a spark plug, an air filter for $5, a new set of blades, a can of liquid degreaser to clean it, and 600 ml of oil. A mate is sending me a Rover badge for the front.
