Tag Archives: roof

17/1/2021

Following completion of the door arch top fairing panel and application of a coat of primer and undercoat to the inside of the panel, I stripped and straightened as best I could the drip rail that mounts above the entrance, noticing that it has a slight curve from end to end to ensure that water runs off and doesn’t stand in the rail.  There will need to be a bit of fettling once it’s on the bus, prior to final paint but for now it has had a coat of primer.

Having reached something of a hiatus with the final window still missing off the nearside, I decided I might as well strip the paint of the roof.  This was the job for all of this week and by today a good three-quarters of the roof has been stripped.  The roof panel beading needs attention with rusted screws popping out everywhere but otherwise the roof is in fairly good condition.  The exception is the nearside corner at window level which was full of filler. Digging this out revealed an enormous dent.  I am as yet undecided whether to attempt to pull out the dent as much as possible or rivet a plate over it.

 

5/1/2021

The final piece of glass for the nearside turned out to have been cut incorrectly so I was very annoyed not to be able to complete the installation of the windows.  This means I cannot carry on as planned, so in the meantime my attention has turned to repairing the roof over the entrance.  The first two sections have been riveted in, the last piece should go in tomorrow then I will make the decorative arch fairing that goes over the door and under the roof cladding.

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.