With the red oxide now dry I was able to spray the outer face of the new stress panel with aluminium paint today. In between coats I manufactured more plywood sections to line the nearside of the boot interior. This took several attempts to get a good fit.
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17/4/2020
Yesterday and today were spent in completing the boot stress panel, including deburring the holes and spraying both both sides with several coats of red oxide primer. Whilst the paint was drying I cut some 6mm ply for the boot wall lining on the nearside. I thought this would fit in one piece however on trial fitting it became obvious that it needed to be split horizontally in order to accommodate the complex shape of the body frame in the boot.
12/4/2020
Yesterday was spent completing and painting the new gusset plates and the two extra brackets for the replacement OS upright (no.3 in the boot counting from the back). I also cut a piece of hardboard to exactly half the length of the boot steel closing panel so I can use it as a template.
Today the two for upright no.3 were installed. I also cleaned and primed the outer faces of timber that form the frame the boot closing panel is mounted on. Once this is dry they can be painted with aluminium paint then the closing panel can be cut and fitted with screws and coach bolts.