Assembled the metalwork to the rear of the OS wheelarch today, this took most of the day. Then I drilled and countersunk the screw holes in the OS boot upper liner panel to make it easier to fit once the stress panel is in place. The last part of the day was spent cleaning and derusting the metal gangway support in the boot.
Tag Archives: boot
28/4/2020
I painted with aluminium paint the underside of the floor and the body frame primed yesterday in preparation for assembly of the two new steel flitchplates I made over the last few days. I also painted in workshop grey the filler piece that goes between the two steel plates.
I fitted the timber support for the NS inner wheelarch as my last job of the day.
OS edge of the boot floor with the rotten perimeter rail removed and repaired side pillars.
23/4/2020
The last few days have been concerned with removing the offside wheel housing and mudwing. I found the timber in the wheelarch framing to be in much better condition than the nearside and it looks savable. Today was spent removing the remains of the steel flitchplates that join the floor bearer to the wheelarch timbers. The floor bearer at this location is in fairly rough condition so I will make larger steel reinforcement plates to extend further into the centre of the body.
Other work over the last few days has been applying primer to the ply sections for boot interior lining.
The timber before removal of the remains of the rotten flitch plate.