Appropriately we've had the HJ45 for another year now, and looking at the pictures above, we're about to light that burn pile - I'll get a picture of it before we do as the difference is incredible.
(Almost identical angle - and off to the left is after 3 cuts!)
A few months ago (nothing is ever done in a hurry) the brake master cylinder went on me one day in town. So I ordered a new one after an interesting drive home.
Well, that then turned into "I'll have a look at the flexible brake lines" at which point I realised they were the 42 year old originals....
(date of 7/78 and it was compliance plated 9/78!)
So, one new set of lines later:
Once I finished rounding off the old flare nuts (of course, one released fine, the other? Absolute mongrel)
I now have a master cylinder in situ, brake lines all laced up ready for final tightening and then it's re-flll the system:
And yes, I did mean to line up the label like that...