Started the final assembly of the window frame I have been constructing.  By the end of Wednesday I had completed the top rail, two sides and part of both lower corners.  When I finished the corners I was able to check the galss went in, which it did.   I finally finished and zinc primed the frame last thing on Friday.  A little bit of filler was needed to smooth out the joints and corners but it was actually not bad at all.  A coat of primer revealed a little bit of fettling still required.  The 5m of moquette from Eastgate trimmers turned up on Thursday, having been delivered next door a few days ago.  According to Ifor the trimmer, we now have enough to do the whole bus.  Next I drilled the screw holes in the new frame, sealed the welds and painted the rebate for the rubber with cream to match the other windows.  Final job was to apply the protective coat of grey to the rear surface over the sealer.  This will require a second coat, which will be the first job of next week.

Monday brought another offer of moquette, only 5m but better than nothing.  Work continued  on the plain window frame to the rear of the cab door, slow, painstaking work to ensure the dimensions are correct and distortion of the frame does not occur.  At the end of the week I was working on the final parts of the frame, the folded sections.  The top section was ready to weld by the end of play, so that will be the first job next week.

I started the week by removing seat cushions and back, cleaning and packing them ready for delivery to Ifor Evans.  Delivery took place on Wednesday and we took home a strip of fabric for the wooden shelf that fits behind the rear seat.  I then returned to the project schedule and started on the window frame for the forwardmost offside window, completing by the end of play the inner section which forms the base for the rubber.