Continued with cutting new timber sections for the rear N/S wheelarch until my bandsaw blade gave out.    Turned my attention to the  corroded flitch plates that attach the body bearer aft of the wheelbox area to the vertical side rod.   In order to make this easier and to gain access to damaged framework, I removed the inner wheelarch cover, which came out with comparative ease.  It is secured to a bracket under the seats over the wheel box.  There is a steel plate attached to the top of the  cover which also came away easily.  This has pyramid plate treads attached to it and is rotten.

Having removed the wheelarch cover I can now see that it will be fairly straightforward to remove the remaining wheelarch timber.

After that, I removed the flitch plate from behind the body bearer and then it was finishing time.

When I make the new flitch plate I will extend it further along the bearer toward the middle of the bus as the bearer could do with some reinforcement on this area, although it is thankfully not rotten.