Whether you are old enough to remember him or too young not to, just watch this in-car of him taking on the fastest and scariest hill climb in the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scubvjZo2cE
Pleased to hear that things are going smoothly - you always have a little nagging doubt when a job of that magnitude is carried out.
It also appears that it doesn't have an appetite for oil. Mine used about 0.5 ltr in the first 1000 miles.
Just an update. I eventually got around to removing the counter weight in the tailgate today and the problem appears to be solved - thanks for the tip Val.