All posts by Nigel

AEC Regal

8/11/2021

I can’t believe it’s a month since I last recorded any progress.  However, there has been progress; lots of rusty screws have been winkled out of the offside framing, several rust-eaten flitch  plates have been removed and the first three replacements manufactured.  The emergency door hinges have been freed up, de-rusted and prepared for painting. The frame around the emergency door opening has had all the rusty screw and nail remains removed and the holes dowelled.   A new steel plate for the top right corner of the door opening has been manufactured and is ready for installation.

More lower side panels have been removed and the fuel tank exposed, this will need to be dropped and cleaned ready for  treating any rust and repainting.

Most recent work (today and yesterday) has been cutting out rotten timber framing above windows 3 and 4 apertures.  I cut some Iroko this afternoon in preparation for repairing this section.

Heavily-corroded flitch plate at joint between wast rail and cab door frame vertical.

Corrosion in the cab step.

AEC Regal

8/10/2021

This week work has continued on the offside frame with the removal of all the remaining windows.   The window adjacent to the driver’s cab door will have to have a completely new frame manufactured as it is beyond repair.

AEC Regal

3/10/2021

The rearmost OS window frame has been repaired and is now in primer awaiting the refitting of the glass with new rubber.

Window frame now completely repaired.

The emergency door was removed to allow it’s condition to be assessed and ready for rebuilding as necessary.   This entailed also removing the rain deflector above the windows along the nearside.  Other work has been the reinstatement of the cover over the body mounting to the left of the entrance steps.

Cover over body mounting in the entrance.

Work continues on the offside framing with the laborious process of drilling out broken screws and filling all the holes in the frame with beech wood dowels.