Shame about the paint reacting Paul, colour looks good though.
Came across this TR7 V8 running at Prescott yesterday and thought of you...
Appears to have been 'painted' using a bog-brush dipped in a mixture of creosote and old engine oil after being prep'd with a lump hammer.
Had one of the best sounding motors of the day though and was pretty quick up the hill too (click image for video).