Side rod brackets have been painted and fitted. The lower side rod extensions have been drilled, painted and fitted. Worked then turned to preparations for fitting the wiring conduit from the cab to the boot. This included cleaning the chassis under the cab floor and prining ready for silver. Drilling the rear bulkhead in the area of the lower electrical cubicle cover and fitting with the gland to accept the conduit. The chassis from the main brake servo back to just in front of the rear axle has been cleaned and rust beater applied, ready for a coat of red oxide in the coming week. The terminal box for the boot electrics has been sourced and work started on mounting the lid and the screw terminal strip.
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15/10/2023
This week I have been tidying up the cab ready for reinstalling the floor. I painted the pedals and the handbrake lever and touched up the silver on the chassis to hide the drips from painting the cab. I made and fitted the rubber seal for the handbrake lever, one side to the metal section and the other to the hinged wooden floor section, using the replacement clamp plates I made previously. I fitted the gear lever gaiter to the floor section as well. I need to eliminate the horrid bracket that is holding the fuel pipes and also realign the starter motor cables so they will fit in the floor rebate and not stress the motor terminals. As a change of routine I made two of the remaining three vertical side rods for the offside frame.
20/08/2023
This week’s work has been focussed on preparing the cab door with a skim of filler, to get it nice and flat, and making the bezels to hold down the cab floor rubber draught excluder. The steel draught excluder for the cab has received some cosmetic filling and a coat of primer on both sides. The cab door lower panel filling was completed and primed, ready for undercoat and the bezels have also been primed. The front floor section of the cab has been reinstalled and the rubber seal for the steering column and pedals has been cut and is ready to fit next week.