Skoda Rally Blog

…my fist down the fat cow’s throat to keep her quiet for a bit. (fat lady, previous entry)

Got up early (well, clocks and all that), and got everything bolted up and connected, put oil in the ‘box and so on, and it seems like it might be OK. All 5 gears plus reverse, all select OK and drive the wheels round. Got the Nav footrest in with Paul, bonnet, bumper and grille on, and it looks like a car. But it’s chucking it down today, and to be blunt I am so tired it’s untrue – again I didn’t sleep well because I was worried about the ‘box. That coupled with the rain meant I will only be making mistakes, and we can’t afford any, and I don’t want to get a cold back and suffer from that again!

If it goes well, then on Tuesday the car will be all in one big piece and drivable (MOT-able and nearly logbookable, only the sumpguard mount and a pull to do). If not, who knows. I’ll probably be found down Hengistbury Head.

If I pull this off, this will be legendary. I’m hoping it goes that way, ‘cos the other way doesn’t really bear thinking about at the mo!