Bulkhead Off; Exhaust Manifold

Took surprizingly little time and no trouble to get the bulkhead off, using the engine hoist. I don't know why I expected it to be more complicated! And of course, once it was off, all that new dirt and grime was revealed, but that's to be expected. Lots of part cleaning and painting coming up!

Overview of the project area. It now feels as if there's a lot more room. That feeling, however, I think will disappear when the new bulkhead arrives.

Two view of the engine and gearbox, with something like 51 years of grime attached. The wiring harness, being fabric covered, has absorbed a lot of oil and dirt and is rotting everywhere. The new harness should take care of that.

Never thought I'd have two Land Rover chassis' in the garage. : )

An unusual view of a Land Rover?

The exhaust manifold had two very hard to remove bolts, due to being rusted solid and in difficult to reach places, but perserverance, a drill and a cold chisel eventually won out.  At top, the intake manifold; centre, the new exhaust manifold; at bottom, the goose-neck exhaust manifold. I think I may paint the new manifold, as that shiny silver is a bit much.

Can't quite understand the use of what must have been a cable operated valve in the manifold. It has a spring, and so I gather use was temporary, but why would one want to cut off exhaust flow?
EDIT: This from 'athorpe' of the S2C Club: "It was to direct the exhaust to the base of the inlet manifold to heat it, when the engine is warm it diverts it down the exhaust pipe, so its only restricted when cold. The spring is a bi-metalic one, so does the above when hot and cold ." Voila.