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I assume you are referring to the hydraulic pipe work.
I’ve got my big box of stuff like that out at the moment, however a quick confirmation would be handy, I was just finishing my brew & then putting it away.
M
Edit,
I pulled the appropriate box out of the big box & took it into the workshop to dig out the taps & dies, forget all about it & locked up.
Having had a bath I don’t feel inclined to wander about the garden & open up in my pyjamas I’ll look in the morning.
M, again.

Can’t complain about that!

I’ve been at the brake job for a while & these are the pictures of first lash up. I have to say it was more drawn out than i expected but that’s because I’m buggering about with brakes, there has been a lot of measuring & testing before the initial bolt up.
All the clearances are within tolerances so I’ll bolt up the near side & plumb through the hydraulics, it’s then a matter of taking it up the road!

Catching up on the carpet plates I made several weeks ago & intimated that I would illuminate the assembly.
Here’s a picture of the results.

Most folk on here who haven’t had a factory fitted unit will in all probability have one fitted.
Seeing it’s a regular contributor who makes them, it harsh to be critical but as there’s nothing to criticise I’d get one sorted.
I have to own up to not using one but only because my header tank isn’t standard & the all important water reservoir isn’t where the sensor could read.
Is it Bruce who makes them, I can’t recall.
M

Yes I think you’re right with the Z cars (one for the oldies), it’s much to twenty first century & the logo is large & prominent When MGB were being serviced the best that could be hoped for would be an old candle wick bedspread chucked over the wings.
Sorry Bryan I was thinking of the B owners who frequent these hallowed halls & to exclude you would have been poor form.
M

My guess is it’s a service protector for an MGB or car of that vintage.
It would wrap around the front & wings to prevent a mechanics oily overalls & tools damaging the car as he (or she) inspects the engine.
Not much good for us then, or possibly MGB281, Notanumber, Brian Young & other two MG households might find a use.
M

Something you might consider looking at is the pinch bolt on the front lower ball joint.
These are not always replaced with the correct bolt, which are partially threaded, the cylindrical portion indexing with the machined indent in the stub.
These can be notoriously difficult to remove, accompanied by banging, thumping, expletive & in the last resort, the drill. The end result is a mangled mess, or swarf!
Replacements are sometimes fully threaded bolts which fail over time as the less resilient thread form disappears. This results in mysterious clunks from the car in general & not just from the from the front end.
This problem can also manifest itself as progressively worsening wandering in the steering.
It’s not bad practice to have a couple of proper replacements about you & to supply if you have suspension work done by a third party or to use yourself if the “shops are closed “.
M

Get the entire rear valance off the car. It’s a bit of a faff shifting the bolts but once off you’ll be able to push out the stoved in area & work on the inside of the damage to reenforce the area.
I’d be inclined to warm the area up, & with a piece of wood spreading the load, ease the lot back into shape.
I stress Warm, all you want is to soften the plastic a bit not melt it.
Melt it & you’ll be into a replacement bumper.
As had been said before there are many ways to skin a cat (assuming you would want to) but when faced with this type of damage, this would be my approach.
M