The cooling system gets me a bit overheated

Cooling system pipes now fitted

It sounds simple enough - connect the bottom radiator outlet to the water transfer pipe. In essence this is an elongated "S" shape of pipes, exiting the radiator to the offside of the car, turning through 180 degrees behind the engine, and then another 180 degree turn back to the water transfer pipe. The transfer pipe had been modified by Sam Day to include a small fixing plate to attach the pipe to one of the water pump bolts to ensure the pipe fitted squarely into the water pump aperture. Normally, this transfer pipe is located in two cradles on the near side of the engine case, but as I didn't want the cooling pipes running round in front of the engine, the pipework was being routed back behind the engine. It seemed a little ironic that having hunted for the transfer pipe for some time, that I was to cut most of it off and threw it away! (see picture)
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My blue silicone coolant pipes were all a bit longer than required so they were cut as appeared to be necessary and fitted in place. Due to the reversal of direction (twice), I had to use stainless connectors to join each bend. The connection comprised - one 90 degree bend from the bottom of the radiator sufficient to take it through the bulkhead; another 90 degree bend to take it behind the engine, and then a 180 degree bend back to the cut down water transfer pipe. In all, there are six clamps and two stainless connectors. The first attempt pushed the pipe too near to the engine and so out it all came and a careful bit of trimming with a craft knife and another assembly - much better. The pipe from the radiator now sat parallel to the water transfer pipe so the 180 degree bend completed the run. Whilst the pipework is finished I'm still not sure how best to cover the remainder of the figure of eight shaped hole through the bulkhead (necessary for the rather convoluted turbo cooling system).
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With the cooling pipework in place I could fit the carburettors which took no time at all. I did scratch my head a bit when it came to the throttle cable, but that was soon in place. Same with the clutch cable, but being unhappy with the normal loop over the top of the engine, I've routed it towards the nearside and then back to the clutch actuating arm.
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What does have me puzzled is the choke cable. How anyone can fit the standard CX500 choke cable is beyond me as its far too short to be fitted within reasonable reach of the driver.Although I've bought a new CX500 cable, I'm very tempted to source a longer choke cable from a car and fit that instead.
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With a busy social weekend I had little time to work on the JZR but have tidied up the fuel pipe run from the rear of the car forwards. The previous route took the rubber fuel pipe through the bulkhead where the gearchange lever runs. Feeling that this was a rather dangerous route I've cut a 25 mm hole high up on the vertical bulkhead on the passenger side and used a rubber grommet to protect the fuel pipe. I'm still not sure exactly where to locate the fuel pump which needs to be the next move.
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Roger