UPDATE
Good news!! The car passed its MOT yesterday. The exhaust had a repair bandage to get it thru but have been to my local exhaust guy earlier today and will soon have a quote to replace both sides in stainless. The brakes now work with fresh fluid and no air in the system, its over 15 years since it was changed! The gearbox is really smooth with fresh ATF in it and the car drives really well 😀!!
Will get the clutch slave re-sleeved during the winter (thx for the steer) and some new tyres (Avon) fitted soon.
Oh, one question, what's the best cleaner for a dirty hood? Plastic window is fine it's the hood itself, sandy colour, that has grease and other marks on it that I would like to get cleaned up? Tried soapy water but no real improvement.
Many thanks.