Other matters have occupied me for the last two weeks, but I managed to almost complete the new brake rods by the end of the week.  All that remains to be done with these is to set the lengths, trim the ends then paint and install.

I started the week by grinding flat the welds on the O/S front brake back plate, then painting the remaining original part with No.1 rust beater and the new part with red oxide.   I then painted the whole thing with a coat of silver Hammerite.  In between I started to cut the left-hand thread on the two new rear brake rods and these are now about ready for the final cut.  Other matters have unfortunately intervened during the week, hence the lack of progress.

Started the week by cutting out the steel section to repair the O/S front brake backplate.  I’m unhappy about repairing it in situ, but there is not really another option as it looks a complex job to remove it.  However, I managed to weld it in place successfully.  That was the last job for the week, as other matters intervened.