Looks like I'm not the only person who messes things up through rushing...
I managed to find a supplier of adaptors for the clutch pipe on ebay, but they were in the US. I figured that as I couldn't find them here I would just have to wait a while and order them from there. Well they arrived today, but they're the wrong size! So much for waiting 3 weeks being worth it in the end - I still haven't got what I need!
Sometimes I get the feeling that nothing's going to go my way on this. I wonder if it will ever move again?!

Edit... On a positive note the chipper is now sorted. It was sucking air through a
**** fuel pipe and running lean. A low cost fix... Just what I needed!