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AEC Regal

31/12/2019 and 2019 summary

Today was spent cutting the box section stock for the remaining window frames. This is almost complete and just requires cutting to length.

As it is the end of the year, a summary of work completed in the last twelve months is appropriate. 2019 has been the year of bodywork.

Starting at the front, the main steel bulkhead has has been fully repaired and painted.

New steel has been grafted into the roof structure above the entrance.

The complex shaped aluminium fairing immediately in front of the entrance was repaired by welding and refitted.

The entrance steps have been completely replaced with new steel and new mahogany treads. The floor around the entrance has been replaced.

The nearside chassis member outside face has been silvered from the rear wheels forward to the engine bay.

The nearside main body frame has been repaired, new steel flitch plates made and fitted and painted from the front rearwards to the rear wheel opening.

Two fixed-light window frames have been rebuilt and are awaiting glass. Five droplight frames have been manufactured and the remaining three are in progress.

The first bay rearwards from the entrance has been completed with new panels and the first half drop window completed and installed.

The plan for 2020 is to complete the nearside, rebuild the rear end and boot and progress to the offside starting with the emergency door.

AEC Regal

15/12/2019

Having assembled a complete window yesterday, it became apparent that the frame was approximately 5mm too wide between the side channels for the droplight.   The cause of this was my negkecting to establish all the critical dimensions from the outset and using an extracted frame as a reference.  The problem was relatively easily fixed by cutting the top horizontal roughly in the middle, drawing it together with a ratchet strap and rewelding.  So small was the error that caused this that the angles at the top corner appear unchanged as a result! The top seal remains to be modified and refitted. The rest of the afternoon was spent recovering fittings from the remaining original frames, one left to do.