Work has progressed well during the last week. Cab steelwork is all primed. Engine fan has been reassembled, painted and fitted to the engine; it is clear this is the correct size fan. I cut, drilled , primed and fitted a replacement vertical edging strip for the destination box access hatch in the cab to replace the rusty and bent original. The “Low Racks” labels for the seat backs arrived and look perfect.
Category Archives: AEC Regal
25/02/2023
At long last I have been able to restart work. Left since the end of November, the steering column, dashboard, side window frame and exterior dash panel were showing signs of surface rust; working over three days for approximately an hour at a time this has been cleaned off and primer applied using No. 1 rust beater for added rustproofing. Prior to this, whilst laid up, I was able to design artwork for the plastic “Low racks” labels for the seat backs and these are currently being made by Patten Screen Print.
Today I reassembled the engine cooling fan and sprayed it silver and painted the fron dash panel with a second coat of primer. i also prepared the engine-side cab interior panel for painting next week.
13/12/2022
I got as far as riveting in the friction material and red-oxiding the new fan when i was struck down with a mystery illness around the 25th November and so far it has escaped diagnosis. In between I injured my left forefinger so work stopped for a couple of weeks then . Work restarted when my finger was partially recovered with the spraying of silver paint on the chassis and works under the cab floor.
Then I got ill, so all work has stopped for now.