The arms and head idea is really great, that will solve the ugly clip problem perfectly, thank you ccobra.
I like the colour too, reminds me of the old Kawasaki race teams with white wheels, nice combination. Unfortunately I damaged the surface quite a lot so will probably respray with some paint that I already have in my boxes.
I'm wondering if I might make a little retro VW aircooled motor with big tall intake tubes like the old CAE sprint cars, this project is a proper mismatch anyway.
Thank you for all of the encouragement from everyone.