Today I painted the pieces of woodwork for bay 2 in standard grey, these should be dry enough to assemble tomorrow. After that I finished the inner parts of the last three window frames and started making the sheet metal for the out part of the window frames.
Tag Archives: window frame
1/1/2020
Completed cutting the material for the inner flange of the window frames (the bit the glass abuts) and started to make up the remaining frames. I hope to complete the rest of the frames by the end of next week, however I am fitting this job around nearside paneling and frame repair so it may take longer.
31/12/2019 and 2019 summary
Today was spent cutting the box section stock for the remaining window frames. This is almost complete and just requires cutting to length.
As it is the end of the year, a summary of work completed in the last twelve months is appropriate. 2019 has been the year of bodywork.
Starting at the front, the main steel bulkhead has has been fully repaired and painted.
New steel has been grafted into the roof structure above the entrance.
The complex shaped aluminium fairing immediately in front of the entrance was repaired by welding and refitted.
The entrance steps have been completely replaced with new steel and new mahogany treads. The floor around the entrance has been replaced.
The nearside chassis member outside face has been silvered from the rear wheels forward to the engine bay.
The nearside main body frame has been repaired, new steel flitch plates made and fitted and painted from the front rearwards to the rear wheel opening.
Two fixed-light window frames have been rebuilt and are awaiting glass. Five droplight frames have been manufactured and the remaining three are in progress.
The first bay rearwards from the entrance has been completed with new panels and the first half drop window completed and installed.
The plan for 2020 is to complete the nearside, rebuild the rear end and boot and progress to the offside starting with the emergency door.