It’s far too cold and damp to paint the bumpers and other bits, even with my little Infrared lamp, so I’ve been busying myself with a few other bits.

Gave the air filter a few coats of satin black, and reinstalled in the van:

Fuel lines installed with the addition of a fuel shutoff valve:

Cut and polished the engine lid:

And the same treatment for the rear hatch. Warmed the hatch window seal in a bucket of hot water (car thermometer said it was -1 today!) and fitted to the window:

New door seal, and rubber block fitted to the striker plate:

Hatch on:

And door slammed shut to let the seal bed in: