The colour scheme sounds nice Mark, look forward to seeing some photos!
As Rigef says, don't be worried about going up Shelsley. It's not a competition and you just do it at your own pace. It's such a historic venue both for the MAC and Morgan that it should be on every Classic car owners tick list !
I first did the hill a month after buying my first Morgan as the final part of the MAC Classic Rally. Sat in great trepidation on the start line....and loved every yard of it!