So after ALOT of tinkering i have a wiring system where everything works!!! The flasher staying on was just the flasher unit itself and a new quality one worted it. I still had some intermittent faults with dash panel lights, turned out that the earth was not strong enough attached to the rear of the speedo pod, I left taht earth there but ran another one to the body of the car and whamo it all works perfectly

. Finally a happy chappy! Even turned the key with a little fuel down the bowl and it fired first go ( no exhaust on her yet), so looks like completion isnt too far away!