Finally installed the new engine cover and aluminium plates that go with it. Now all the vital parts of the engine are well covered in case of occasional spray...
 
The "new" electronic distributor didn't fit to the engine. I thought i had -89 Subaru engine, but according to trader of this unit it's likely to be -84 or earlier as older EA-71's have longer drive shaft than -85 and newer models. As a bonus they should even rotate to different direction so no go there. They promised my money back however so no big loss there.
 
Already contacted a company which sells electronic aftermarket replaments to breakerpoint ignitions and hope to hear from them soon.
 
Possibly i could enhance my current ignition system by using ignition coil with ballast resistor. Electric system in this particular Explorer operates at 15V voltage which can be harmful to for example breaker points, but i have my heart setup for electric distributor.
 
As there was no hovering in sight we dismantled propeller thrust to be replaced with longer shaft to get Ivoprop propeller spinning further away from bearing housing. It'll be challenging task to adjust belts once again after removing this shaft, but it sure is not going to be the last time we adjust them. So far i haven't treated the thrust propeller frame and engine craddle in any way so they are quite rusty already. I want to test them properly before hot dip galvanizing them. After that welding them is out of the question if i don't want to have them treated again.
 
I'm planning to bend at least the first bows for soft top later this evening to get that finally also started too.