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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8/10/2021
This week work has continued on the offside frame with the removal of all the remaining windows. The window adjacent to the driver’s cab door will have to have a completely new frame manufactured as it is beyond repair.
3/10/2021
The rearmost OS window frame has been repaired and is now in primer awaiting the refitting of the glass with new rubber.
Window frame now completely repaired.
The emergency door was removed to allow it’s condition to be assessed and ready for rebuilding as necessary. This entailed also removing the rain deflector above the windows along the nearside. Other work has been the reinstatement of the cover over the body mounting to the left of the entrance steps.
Cover over body mounting in the entrance.
Work continues on the offside framing with the laborious process of drilling out broken screws and filling all the holes in the frame with beech wood dowels.