Paul's Triumph Stag 3.0L V8

With all of the seats removed for refurbishment its a good time to put a generous coat of epoxy mastic 121 paint on the inside of the tub. Having given the tub a good rub down / wire brush to clean off the flaky stuff I noticed something not right. Both of the tonneau drainage tubes have been directed into the cavity between the inner and outer wings. That means that any rain-water ending up in the tonneau drainage tray would be directed to fill up this cavity. Not only would the car fill with water but it would simply rust from the inside out.  I can see what has happened, and it seems to be a common problem. Replacement panels don't come with the hole pre-drilled and it's not an intuitive place to put a water drainage pipe - inside the car (although the MX-5 does something very similar). I have seen mention on the Stag forum that there is a steel tube that should fit through the boot floor that these drain pipes connect to. I can't find these tubes in any parts supplier&

Whilst the dash is in bits I might as well replace the old filament bulbs with some modern alternatives. A few reasons: a) they are brighter than the originals, b) they last longer before needing replacement and c) they far consume less power. The later point being a minor factor in the decision to upgrade the old radio (See later). Having looked around the internet, the site I chose was " Classic Car LEDs " (here is the  Link ). They offer a complete set of LEDs for the Stag and their website had some good feedback regarding customer service. A parcel arrived a couple of days later. Carefully wrapped and labeled with each of the bulbs identified - even down to using a coloured marker pen to identify which LED was to be used for each of the console warning lights. Excellent service. As I needed to clean the dial rims and the walnut dash behind the dials, to get rid of what looked like 40 years of grime. I decided to replace the bulbs systematically dial by dial as I remove