On Saturday I had a quick tidy up then spun the car over and started working on the passenger side again. Bob came ober to see how it was going, and after chatting about the starter and motor I decided to fire it up again. I wired the MSD in, poured some petrol into the carb, then fired it. A few pops later and a little fire out of the head, and it nearly went. Bit more fue, and it coughed a few times. The starter disengaged like it should, and I called it a day on firing it. Back on the sanding, I ended up doing about 20 or so little patches and a couple of big ones that I was not happy with. It’s funny how much I’ve learnt since I started doing it, and how a lot of it I can do better now. Good practice anyway! I etch primed the bare metal and called it a day. On Sunday, I spent ages filling and sanding before a few small patches of etch and two coats of filler primer. The rebuilt fin seems to be the right shape for the lights too. All going well, and my painting is improving slowly.