Had a productive day today - got plenty done, it's nearly read to slot the engine in, just the little bit of wiring to the regulator that needs sorting. Tempted to remove the diagnostic plug too but don't want to mess with too much just yet.
I've had the tank out, cleaned and installed a little gauze internal filter thing just to catch any crap that's left floating about. Will use it for a few weeks and then put a fresh one in, see how it comes out. It's had new rubber breather lines and the filler neck came out for a check and clean up.
New engine bay seals are in and firewall painted black and stuck back in.
Hopefully have the engine in by the end of next week, I'm just waiting on the powdercoaters to send back 2 blasted heat exchangers ready for me to paint with VHT paint and a moustache bar powdercoated ready to fit to the engine!
It's had a new aerial on the front, polished the front, back and pass. side now as I can reach them
The sliding door needs a new lower roller but as it's on my drive I can't swing the door out wide enough to remove it! Will have to do it when it's on the road.
I had some trouble finding a reasonably priced middle door bracket and lower bracket over here - it was looking to be £200 and I wasn't prepared to pay that.
A great gUy on The Samba sorted me out with 2 refurbed items, he's done a cracking job cleaning up and servicing the hinge and rollers, they're in spot on condition and never had such good service. They arrived a week after I ordered them but sat in customs for a week. Even with import tax they came in at a touch over half what they were going to cost over here.
