Not much visible progress this week, due to having a bad cold. I have ordered the steel for the remaining window frames and arranged to collect the moquette from my brother. Heard from Ifor Evans that the driver’s seat will be ready next week. I cut out the former for the larger window from 1 inch block and finished it on the sander then cut out some holes for clamping the material. Shot myself in the foot by not thinking about the smaller window and will no doubt end up having to cut a new former for that. I then turned my attention to wiring and fitting the indicator switch in the cab, during which I was able to amend the wiring diagram I had prepared earlier. In preparation for fastening the wiring to the frame in the cab, I repainted the cab grab handles to tidy them up as it will be difficult to do so after the wiring is installed. Last small jobs were electrical, running the three-core cable for the indicators up from the terminal strip behind the front wheel into the cab.
2/6/2024
Was away the first part of the week and picked up a cold which put paid to the rest of the week, but I did manage to measure the remains of the plain window frame and work out how much steel I need for it. I submitted that to a supplier for a quote, which I expect to receive next week.
26/5/2024
Started to assemble the first of the two remaining droplight frames. With the moquette from Matt and Steve we now have enough to get started on the seats. Attempted to fit an assembled window pan, but it was too tight so had to relieve the forward pillar and grind down any protruding scew ends. It did go in eventually but quite a tight fit. I noticed that I had cut the rearmost edge a bit narrow so the beading has a bit of a gap to cover. The final droplight also took several attempts to get to fit in line with the others but I got there eventually. The poor quality of these frames will take a lot of cosmetic improvement, inside and out, including attention to the draft-excluder rubbers at the top of the windows. However, it has to be said that the fitting of the final droplight is a milestone of sorts. Final job of the week was measuring up the remains of the plain window on the offside, opposite the entrance door.