Well, I have been almost as slack with the build blog as I have been with actually working on the car.  Yes I am still here, still alive, just had no time to work on the car… doh!

Well my new laminated windscreen is finally in Australia. Now we just need to get it to Hobart.
I am still hunting for a panel beater / spray painter to do the body work as well.
Hopefully the weather will start to fine up again soon so I get motivated to do some work on the Imp.
I have also been wondering about the Smart FourTwo powerplant. I don’t know a great deal about them but they are RWD, I guess mid mounted? Three cylinder 900cc I think, with a turbo version too. I wonder if it could be made to fit an Imp?

Well here we are, the future is here. I am sitting in my lounge room writing my blog on my iPhones tiny virtual keys so excuse the typos here and there! My 1/4 vent rubbers arrived from Frank the other day and while it will be some time before I can fit them they are great quality and Frank is to be applauded and supported by the Imp community for his efforts in keeping the marque alive. I will try get some pix up soon.

Found this on YouTube, well worth a watch. Tells the story of the Imp.

Part 1

Part 2

Why? Because I have been bloody slack really. Not had time to do a thing to the car, barely even opened the garage door. However the windscreen should not be far off, and the 1/4 window seals Frank has made are ready. I need to get the glass out and get the paint off. The guy that is/was helping me to do the bodywork tells me he is not keen to do it, but will guide me on doing it myself. I dont know if I will have time, but the guy that owns the swimming pool where Lucas has his lessons just had a VW Beetle painted buy a guy who I am hoping might be able to help, he has done a great job on the VW, so I would be happy for him to do it. Will keep you posted…