Tag Archives: windows

17/8/2025

Another heatwave made work difficult and limited at the beginning of the week, however I did manage sort out three of the four O/S half-drop windows that would not close properly – this was due to the screws holding the upper rubber seal not being driven far enough in, so preventing the sliding pane from reaching the top.  The final window, nearest the front, would not close because the rubber top seal was not correctly aligned, so I removed that and reglued the rubber to the channel, prior to refitting.  The undercoat on the new front wing revealed a few defects in the finish that needed filling with stopper, so that was attended to.  Next, I turned my attention to the rear brakes, which were in the “full on” position.  I removed the springs from the shoes but was unable to turn the operating cam,  I suspect the problem is in the main servo.  Further investigation is warranted.  Returning to the final half-drop window, this si still being troublesome despite a succesful gluing and resiting exercise, so a little grinding may be the only solution.  In the meantime, I sorted out the canvas restraining strap for the cab door and sanded and primed the clamp bars for urgent refitting, to prevent damage to the new front wing.

10/8/2025

First job this week was finishing the front wing, sanding and priming the filler on the curve that joins the front face to the top surface.  I’m pleased with it as it looks very good.  Whilst waiting for various coats of stopper and primer to cure, I stripped, primed and painted the handbrake rest and attended to filling and sanding the roof repair above the entrance door.  Further sanding of the new front wing and attention to the join between the new wing and the dash meant that I was able to apply a thin coat of undercoat to the wing.  Last job of the week was to revue the window situation; it seems none of the O/S windows will close properly.  I have to investigate why, next week.

30/3/2025

Started the week by flatting the filler on the front quarter panel and priming it.  I then moved onto marking up some plywood for the front mudwing template, using the mock-up created last week.  This required several pieces and took a while to cut and assemble and was not finished unti the end of the week.  In what was probably an ill-considered move, I decided yet again to attempt to realign the beading at the emergency door and rear corner, to give a straight run from front to back.  This proved awkward and damaged the filler around the top of the rear quarter panel, which I repaired.  The beading does look smuch better now.   I  continued with odd small jobs while I waited for the mudwing template to  set; these included finishing painting the sliding pane of the cab window, rubbing down the offside rear window frame in preparation for painting and attending to the filler on the rear dome and elsewhere around that area.  A quick check of the wiring situation under the cab reveals that this is complete and the cover can now be fitted over the junction.