Been driving more than working on the car today but did a few jobs. Took it rounds Matt's so he could point out the bad bits. He insisted I look at the plugs so I removed them under protest. They show the car is certainly not running rich and maybe a little lean which the afr gauge was indicating. Did a compression test and got around 210 on all cylinders. Checked the timing which was 38 from about 3k up. Reduced this to 34 and see how it goes. Had a drive around while checking afr's under different condition and they were all as I would like. Very light throttle cruising is maybe a little too lean at mid 16's and you can feel it stuttering a lot. A tiny bit more throttle and it goes to mid 14's and very smooth. After checking the carb setting I found the idle mixture screw had to be wound out too far to get it running right so may go up a size for the idle jet. Which could be causing the lean part throttle condition. I'm no expert so allways open to advice.
Next job was change the fuel pump. Not that it wasn't working but it was just so noisy and really getting on my nerves. If you ever consider putting an electric pump on then DO NOT fit a Holley pump. I swapped it for a new red top that came with the car and its virtually silent. I e used the really nice Holley rubber mount and you just don't hear it.
Next job will be to get the indicators working properly as they are intermittent, do not self cancel, and there's no light to show if they are on.
It's looking more like I'll keep this one as it is really nice to drive and a good compromise between track and road car. At least until some more arrive