A lot of progress since I last checked in.
Aaaannndddd...my brace turned up yesterday, now only the 500 mile round trip to pick it up....
Thanks again for giving me the confidence to go ahead with the purchase, hopefully this will be the motivation I need to start pushing things along before it starts to get cold.
My answer to the cold is a few extra layers and a space heater! Mind you I have just invested in a wood burner for the garage as, like you, don't like the damp heat that the diesel gives.
Onwards!!!
P.