Work commenced this week in the destination box with replacing the the light fittings and wiring up. The wiring is now complete as far as the overhead switch box on the back wall of the cab. The missing catch that holds open the destination box access flap was refitted to aid this. I also touched up some of the brown paint around the flap edges and one of the wood sections under the roof, so I could attach the cable run for the destination box lights and the windscreen wiper motor. This work was in lieu of building the plain window frame as the steel did not arrive until Wednesday of this week. I spent the final working day of the week sorting the metal that arrived and cutting the steel to support the rubber extrusion in the new frame. I clamped that to the window former and then cut the rounded bottom corner pieces that support the vertical rear face of the rubber. I wil weld these on as the next step to impart some rigidity to the first part of the frame.
9/6/2024
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.