Last couple of days have focused on replacing the rot in the no.1 side rod/window pillar, a new piece of ash was cut and shaped and glued, screwed and pegged in the cut out. This needs to be sanded to profile to match the rest of the side rod. Other work has been drilling out old screw holes and filling with dowels in number 2 window pillar. The entrance steps will need to come out too as some of the metalwork has been badly patched.
As we enter the new year I continue to marvel at how good this bus looked when I first saw it and how bad it actually is!
Woodwork in bay 1 and entrance has had preserver, primer and grey gloss. Metalwork for the door pillar and the cantrail frame have been etch primed then sprayed gloss red to keep the rust away and both pieces are now ready to fit.
Cantrail plate
Corner plate
Restoration diary of a 70-year old AEC single-deck bus and the trials, tribulations and adventures of our 1966 Bristol bus.
