Exhausting Concerns

After visiting Doune at the weekend, and realising why it;s referred to a car eating course. Saw 3 crashes including Roger Moran in his Gould.
Needed to Get back to my car, sorted the steering rack, with a new set of gaiters, and not as difficult as feared, as the car hasn't been subjected to road salt, muck etc which normal road cars have to suffer. So thought a bout a 'quick oil & filter change'. This proved to be a marathon, could not get filter to rotate, tried using a ring compressor, with no joy, then a screw driver punctured through, still no movement, but was limited as this is below the twin 45's. So, off came the carbs, tried all sorts, ending up with a piece of steel pipe  over a screwdriver correctly aligned, eventually got some movement !. However, in the process smashed the top off the oil pressure switch.:-(
Anyway, allowed me to check the oil cooler adaptor, clean & reposition, and then decide a good flushing of the oil system is required.

While reading the MAS 'Blue Book', I found the regs about exhaust placement. Problem with interpreting what it should be. Not sure if it's not supposed to protrude beyond a line between the front & rear wheel, or if a 40mm protrusion is allowed. It appears to be right on the 40mm protrusion, otherwise, its a bit of surgery !

 What seemed an easy project is now getting protracted.