After what has felt like an eternity, the letter I'd been waiting for from the DVLA arrived today with my registration details and tax disc.
After a short run out this evening, it appears there a some things which need attention:
The suspension seems quite creaky so I plan to recheck the crush tubes and lubricate with some red rubber grease.
There are lots of pops and bangs coming from the exhaust. Mr Extra-Efi pointed out that there might be an exhaust leak around the manifold and some lamdba sensor friendly sealant should do the trick. Plus I need to check the stud bolts are torqued up correctly.
There also seems to be a rattle coming from the gearbox which goes away when the clutch pedal is pressed in. I'm wondering whether this is the clutch release arm vibrating and whether I actually have the right release bearing fitted...