I decided to fit the oil throwers to the rear drums as it was an easy job. The right rear went on with no problem, other than the anti-rattle clip for the spring connecting the top of the brake shoes together got in the way of the thrower as it rotated with the drum. The fix was to slide the clip to one side of the spring, a better way might be to take the clip off and reverse the direction of fit from the norm. (the eagle eyed amongst you might notice the hand brake balance bar is upside down as well - it is the for the other side and i still need to source the correct one)
When I went to fix the left rear I discovered that the drum, which was a new one and about the best mechanical part of the car when bought, was a later one with no drain hole for the thrower to fit into. I shall have to machine one in before the thrower can go on. Here are some photos of the fitted item, and thanks Doug for the free gift of them!
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