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[aureliusTVR]

Just like a bus, nothing then 2 come along at once
I wish both enterprises the best of luck. Great to have the opportunity to visit these sites and see what offerings come on line in the future
I can hear my wallet whimpering from here

[tyracious]

We've ordered the Vixen 1600 exhaust manifold from Mr. Gray - https://www.tvrpre80sparts.com/
This is the first advert (via the website) for a fully formed bolt in manifold for the crossflow to come across the computer screen.
One of these early bird/worm things.

Saves us the bother of dealing with a suspect quality Ashley trying to cut, shunt and bend it to fit.

And - no - seems nobody within 100 miles of San Francisco has the capacity or ingenuity to custom fabricate a header even with the old one as a pattern.
It was impossible to find a shop that even had 1 3/8" dies.
And welding it together with pre-formed mandrel bent bits was a non-starter for outrageous fabrication cost reasons.

Of interest is the quote "Just like a bus, nothing then 2 come along at once".
I was under the assumption that our beleaguered transit system (MUNI) was the only example of the phenomenon of nothing for 40 minutes and then 2 or sometimes 3 buses right after another.

I've checked - and aureliusTVR does not live is San Francisco.

Anyway - enough of changing the subject - but sad to hear the UK has somehow succumbed to this manifestation.
At least wherever aureliusTVR lives.

Cheers.