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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.

23/12/2019

I disposed of the scrap window frames and other bits of rusty steel yesterday then  finished priming the window glazing bars.

Painted the two inner sides of the glazing bars with grey top coat.   Cut the next side rod extension out of Iroko and measured and trimmed the next section of perimeter rail today.

19/12/2019

Some progress today.  Work on the three remaining half-drop windows continued with cleaning and preparing for paint the fixed-glazing bottom clamp bars.  This involved the use of citric acid to remove the aluminium oxide from the corrosion pits, luckily this is all on the inner surfaces where these were screwed to the steel window frames.  It is surprising (and annoying) that Weymann did not at least give these a coat of paint as a barrier between the steel and aluminium to prevent electrolytic corrosion.

The completed first window has had as much excess sealant removed as possible whilst it is on the bench and all the steelwork has been treated with waxoyl on top of the paint to seal any exposed metal.  It is now ready for fitting.

The aluminium waistrail panel was fitted in the first bay today, this was a pre-requisite for fitting the window.