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Christ I'm slow at building bikes. 'On the cheap, but still half decent MTB' as it stands (forks aren't pumped up yet).
Annoyingly, I discovered that the previous owner has seemingly used a 27.0 post and crushed the seat tube a little, meaning I can't get the proper 27.2 in there now. Going to phone, the LBS tomorrow and see if they can ream it. The bash guard will probably come off as it doesn't seem like it's going to be compatible with the chain guide.
It's light! Admittedly half of it's missing though.
Bit scared of setting up disc brakes, although this guide on trimming hoses seems like it will come in very handy and means I won't have to do a full bleed just yet: http://www.epicbleedsolutions.com/blog/shorten-shimano-hoses-without-bleeding/