The panel work below the emergency door opening and the beading to the left of the opening has been fitted . The lino on the floor at the edge of the opening was rotten so this was cut back about 6″ and replaced with new lino which is a bit thinner, so I faced it with some diamond embossed tread plate and painted it to match the golden ochre on the floor. The cast step edge trim was derusted , primed and reinstalled. This needs another coat of paint o protect it properly. The wheel housing cover which was previously poorly fitted was undone and jacked into place and new fixings used. The cab step had a final coat of paint; all that needs to be done now is to paint the handbrake lever and pedals. A start has been made on making up the replacement fuel pipes in preparation for refitting the cab floor.
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14/05/2023
The interior of the destination box has been painted white and the matt black areas have been painted also.
The front dash panel (exterior) has been primed and sanded ready for undercoat.
The cab paintwork is largely finished now, only a few odd bits to do including a second coat for the main (front) floor panel and the O/S cove panel which has a hole and small dent to be attended to. The first and second from rear O/S bays have lower panels fitted now, also the curved waist corner panel and the first bay waist panel are all on too. The stainless corner bumper/embellisher has been fitted and the beading that finishes the rear panel has also been fitted.
4/6/2022
The fuel gauge has been reassembled and is now installed, some difficulty was encountered with the mounting studs tending to screw in but that was overcome. The previously refurbished windscreen wiper motor was found to have oil seeping from the gearbox so I removed the top cover and made a new paper gasket and used Hylomar on the joint. I was able to spray paint the cover matt black whilst it was off which had improved its appearance.
Work has continued from the previous entry in the cab area with the removal of the windscreen for glass replacement and general refurbishment, and to provide access to the cab steelwork. Power-wire-brushing of the rear of the dash panel has enabled that to be treated with Vactan though this is not yet totally complete. I have treated the dash front and the area under the windscreen where there is steel rather than aluminium. Some paint has been removed around the cab window frame.
The panel that curves around from the door to the headlamp/dash panel above the O/S front wheelarch has been removed. I deliberated over this for a while but in the end I decided it was so rotten I should make a new one. I was afraid it would be difficult to remove because it slides under the steel window frame overlap but in the end it came out quite easily. This neccesitated removing several pieces of beading which should be reusable and the steel draught excluder for the cab door,
Some small bits and pieces being prepared for painting. The drivers’ mirror has been, stripped it apart and along with its mounting brackets it has been prepared it for painting.