So, it's been a while!

Just a quick catch up. For the remainder of 2014 she looked like this:





In autumn 2014 I drove her 180 miles back to my parents to tuck her up for winter. As my dad was taking her to the garage at my grandparents, this happened:











As some of you know, the catches on a mk4 are dodgy anyway, add an FMIC and they're an accident waiting to happen. Luckily I had fitted a check strap and it was connected. The strap took most of the energy out of the flip so it only hit with half the force. It still ripped the section of body. So we set about correcting the damage:





And installing Aero Catches (Can't have that again!):











She went for paint:







She came back gleaming:



Then I drove her the 180 miles back to me and added the finishing touches:



Time for a spruce up, new valve stem oil seals:



But this happened:





Undeterred I soldiered on:



Done:



Took her for a spin:







On that drive the rear silencer clamp snapped:



Credit where credit is due, 9 and a half years after I purchased it Mongoose honoured the lifetime warranty and replaced it free of charge!

I also fitted a wideband controller, a new alternator and a transit connect starter:









A very quick recap! She has an MOT in a few days so we'll see how that goes...

Lee