I remember this a couple of years back you painted virtually everything blue.
Check your bottom crankshaft pulley ive had one wear either side of woodruff key so efectively advanced the timing when reved..
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I had the same problem, used a file in the panhard rod hole to clean it up and plenty of grease before pressing home in the vice.
It was also difficult to get the end in the axle and had to open it up before whacking it in with persuader...