Gerard,
Many thanks. As soon as we get some warm weather and I've put 1000 miles on the car, I will set to work on adjusting the brakes and setting the ebrake at 3 clicks.
I don't know if it is really necessary to check and readjust the Bugeye brakes every 1000 miles, but since the manuals call for it, and I always try to follow the manuals, I'll perform that check and adjustment as recommended. With my 58 TR3, the front disc brakes needed no periodic adjustment and the manuals didn't call for periodic adjustments to the rear drum brakes (larger than the Bugeye brakes, so I understand). In the six years I owned the Triumph, I didn't have to do anything to the brakes... and so my unfamiliarity with the procedure.
Many warm thanks.