A successful night at last on Wednesday, the engine fully fitted back together, cooling system bled and a half mile road test and all seems OK. Left running for 30mins fan kicks in so we”ll call that a job for now.

Tackling the Dark Ice PG1 quick shift that I got for £25 was straight forward and its a 10 minute job under the car with great clear instructions. It lengthens the gear stick shaft and really reduces the throw and sloppiness of the standard stick.

It was 9pm and not feeling that tired yet I removed the remaining front seatbelt top brackets, the grab handles in the rear and the head lining. This was along with the plastic trim that surrounds the windows and front screen pillar.

Ready for a few more decals at the weekend plus stripping some weight out the doors on Saturday.