Inlet Manifold Part 1

This is the sad state of the inlet manifold as it was when I took it off the block.
Most of the paint had come off and visually it looked ready for the scrap heap.
I wanted to save it as the inlet tubes from the carbie to the heads have a groove in them, making look a little like 8 spider legs coming away from the body of the carby. The newer 318s have a squarer looking inlet without the groove. I liked the look of this and thought I'd have a go at cleaning it up and painting.