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fyi i would raise the child seat a couple of inches because the hamax ones can bounce quite a bit onto the rear wheel and stop the wheel/break the guard
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your LBS should have a lot of them from derailleurs that didnt need them
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why don't you use a shim?
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wow what a beauty! well done
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you will need a cable hanger to route the cable through to make it work, this article is good guide to set up and adjustment which can be frustrating http://www.sheldonbrown.com/canti-trad.html
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+1 incredible work
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It does also depend on the frame, my mother has the exact same claude butler 531 mixte frame with a rack and had no problem with flex, but she didn't tour on it. If you want it to feel more stable you can; put wider bars on (maybe flat bars/swept back) and put some weight on the front forks. The other problem you may have with this bike and touring is that you don't have a huge range of gears, if you keep a light weight (under 10kg) and you're willing to push up hills a bit harder than modern bikes this will not be an issue. It is a very comfortable bike though and I love my mum's to ride
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yeah mate, interesting to see progress of a bike for such harsh conditions!
If you want a good trick for securing cables along a frame put a loop of cable tie through a washer then put the outer through the loop then tighten it, looks much more deliberate