In the month since the last entry we have had a long heatwave that prevented me from doing more than a couple of hours work on the odd day when it was cool enough to venture out of the house. However this week has seen a return to more normal temperatures. Work has been concentrated on the cab. The windscreen frame has been dismantled, glass removed and the frame cleaned of dirt and paint then delivered to Chromefix for plating. Most of the cab has now been stripped of paint, the underside of the dash remains to be done and the floor in the seat area. The chrome ventilator for the cab has been assembled and is ready to fit. Side window fittings have also received attention in anticipation of wrapping with chrome vinyl and assembly into the window frames.
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25/7/2022
Work has been delayed by a severe heat wave and other problems but I was able to get back to it towards the end of last week. I have prepared to aluminium edging strips to reinforce the window opening of the destination box. The bottom edge was partially rotten so I cleared as much as possible of it away then used wood hardener to strengthen what remained. The aluminium will provide a straight and solid abutment for the glass.
I have been continuing to work on preparing the destination box and cab for paint, today I took out the cab ventilator, which is of the circular “hit and miss” type. I found a replacement outer section on eBay as this had lost all its chrome, whereas the inner rotating part is in quite good condition along with its butterfly knob so I removed this carefully and should be able to build up a decent replacement with the new outer part. I have to manufacture a new right-hand edging strip for the destination box access hatch in the cab, this is also used to hold the hatch up with a gravelly fastener.
24/6/2022
The cab woodwork has received attention since my last entry. Screw holes have been dowelled and the woodwork painted grey along with the steel reinforcement for the frame. Also painted grey now is the outside of steelwork forming the lower side of the cab and the lower part of the steel bulkhead behind the cab. The mirror brackets have been stripped and primed and are in the process of being painted black. I have reassembled the mirror using a new glass as cut for me by Neal and the whole assembly is in the process of being painted black.
Today I painted the underside of the steel sections that make up most of the cab floor in preparation for refitting once the cab has been prepared for painting.