Started the week by cleaning and painting the brake rods and finishing the oil filler pot off the main servo. Still waiting on parts before I can reassemble the servo.
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30/11/2025
First job of the week was an attempt to tidy up the cab door window, prior to fitting. Fitting the window proved much more difficult this time, compared with the trial run, but it eventually went in, bit by bit, as I fitted the screws. Some minor repairs are needed to the frame and the paint. I next turned my attention to the leather seal for the brake servo, drilling the mounting holes as accurately as I could, then cutting the central hole, which took some time. I could go no further now as I was awaiting new fibre washers, so I returned to the cab door window, repairing the fitting damage, touching up the paint chips and removing the loose anti-rattle piece that was not properly fixed. I decided to abandon it as untidy and unnecessary, removed the weld residue as best I could and primed the now bare frame vertical. In between jobs I primed and silvered the brake servo vent covers, the brake servo forward mounting block and the oil filler pot. Last job of the week was to start scraping oily mud off the cross-chassis servo pipe.
23/11/2025
First job of the week was to finish painting the fuel filter bowl and the cab sliding window upright. I then did some detailed final cleaning of the rear brake servo before putting it away to await the arrival of a new leather cup seal. I then turned my attention back to the cab window, gluing the handle on to the sliding pane with silicon and making a proper job of it this time! I also painted red the outside faces of the frame. Another coat of black to treat the thin areas on the fuel filter bowl and that is ready for a filter when it’s dry. Cleaned the brake rod linkage for the rear brake servo next. I’ve now found a supplier for the leather cup seal and am awaiting its manufacture and arrival. Meanwhile, work continued on the cab sliding window, which is now assembled and just needs cleaning before refitting. Final job of the week was to coat the inside of the filter with gear oil, to prevent rust forming, before the filter is fitted.