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Put my polo SP back on the road.

It's now historic vehicle.

No road tax.

No MOT tests.

Fitted a radio again that drained the battery and had front panel would not leave demo mode.

Offside screen washer jet worked then blocked.

I replaced a broken front spring, while changing the front shock absorbers because the pot holed roads are terrible nowadays.

First the choke cable detached from the enrichment mechanism, requiring a strategic screwdriver for cold starting.

Filled up at Tesco. Had an 8p a litre voucher

but idiot me tapped my payment card before cashier had taken the money off the whopping price of Momentum 99 since I last used the car.

And last but not least the clutch cable (new in 2018 but done way under 10,000 miles) made a "gallang" noise and the clutch pedal dropped 4 inches.

Tightened up at the gearbox release lever in the dark, until could select reverse again with pedal nearly at the floor.

But wow it sounds glorious on the twin carbs.

Dunno why I fit the radio really.

How's everyone else doing?

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  • Sweet besides the hickups along your way ha sounds fun non the less. I just unplugged the ignition on my radio and it doesn't drain battery, just have to turn on manually. Twin carb sounds cool, what

Sweet besides the hickups along your way ha sounds fun non the less.

I just unplugged the ignition on my radio and it doesn't drain battery, just have to turn on manually.

Twin carb sounds cool, what engine did you partner this with?

Good to hear you've got it going again.

I'm in a modern daily, and my old VW fix is a Seat Cordoba Vario TDI (mk4 polo estate basically) - Total shed. I'm just changing the broken pedal box that'sleft the clutch pedal about an inch from the floor since I got it, 2000 miles ago. But it does 60mpg and runs on anything that looks a bit like diesel.

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