I'm finally firmly in the putting together stage. I got the engine-to-body seal in to the Beetle last night. So the thing that I noticed immediately upon inspecting the car (the rotting seal) is now fixed. Now I just have to get it running again.
I'm just about to head out to put in the tin at the front of the engine; after that I need to start working on the fan shroud. That's the part I'm dreading, and I won't be able to put it off much longer if I want the car running soon.
This post is also to make sure that the new blogger stuff is working Ok.