Nope not at all Chris, I'll take all the advice I can get on this, couple of problems, my rear wheel isn't true, so I can't have the brakes too close, the brakes are quite spongy bit too much give in them, I can adjust them from the  levers, my blocks are mounted with allen key headed bolts not the stud type (like Ian's link shows) so blocks are harder to find.

I probably should get the rear wheel sorted but I think its beyond adjustment and a new one is too expensive, I have got another bike project on the go, I've aquired a Muddy Fox Pathfinder, which having a smaller frame is more suited to a short ass like me and is in better nick, but I'm having the same problem sourcing brake parts, I also need a seat post for it, again this seems to be a problem as the hole is smaller than all the posts that I find listed. (25mm I think mine is) yep that's right, someone knicked the seat, scabby a'holes.

Can you retro fit Hydrolic brakes or does it have to have special mountings, I know discs need a special hub as I was looking into disc brakes, but hydrolic brakes seem like a cool idea.