* finally the 1.3 diesel died on me on *

This give the GDi40 project a bit of a boost, and might be running within a few weeks from now.
Inlet manifold further tweaked, only 16hrs after engine failure..
oil lines to and from G-40 charger are fixed, engine pre-heater installed, and the missing-parts-o-meter is going down steady..
Wot? no room?

But only just;

(oil filter is mildly in the way)
Did do a 'drive-train' upgrade in between, with G40 trackcontrol arms, which do have unibals instead of big rubber bushes. They can be demolished, so a little warning sign for the MOT guy is in place:
Sorry for not being around that much, but I did get married, and got all running (that's 4!) polo's through the MOT in the last 3 months,... all with minor to major work.