24/11/2024

First job was to removed the remaining wheel, which took most of a day but included some clean-up in the bus shed.  This was necessary as Ian is coming to collect it next week.  I then turned my attention to the rear seatback again, screwing on the last of the steel plates that stiffen the frame and seal the seat.  I then prepared a piece of beading to trim the interface between the seat fabric and the steel plate.  I used a secondhand piece for this, which is of poor quality but won’t be visible under normal circumstances.  In an attempt to improve it I filled a fiew of the dents then primed it.  A fair bit of time was spent cleaning inside the bus in preparation for fitting the seat back.  I then turned my attention to the “parcel shelf” which fits behind the rear seat back.  I removed the remains of the original fabric, pulled out all the old tacks and filled any holes, repairing splits along the way.  I could not make a new one as I had no suitable wood and also the front edge is bevelled to suit the angle of the rear seat back.  Final job of the week was to sand it down and cover it with blue fabric to match the seat backs.  I’ve ordered some piping for the edges.