The little 1.1 engine in the Polo works after putting in some fresh fuel and pumping it through it started second time! All we had to was clean the dizzy to get it to fire and it ran really sweetly no splutters no power surges or dips just smooth.

So now we need to sort out an engine hoist to lift it out so that we can clean paint and polish the little power plant. We can get into the engine bay as well then to begin cutting and smoothing.

Due to the weather we couldn’t start the sanding this week although we do have the generator now ready. So while Mark helped our next door neighbour tune his 1303 Beetle i broke down our split rim wheels ready to be paint stripped and to go off to the polishers. I’ve also got to contact Image Wheels about the possibility of having some new barrels made for a couple of the wheels.

The weather looks good for this weekend so paint stripping and sanding will begin in earnest!