I fitted some support for the bottom of the curved lining panel to stiffen a bit where it meets the floor and to fill the gap at the bottom. This was fitted from the outside, so I can run sealant around the inside at floor level. I still need to put a couple of screws into the mid-level support for the lining panel and open out the hole for the tail lights.
Late morning I filled over the fibreglass repair to the gangway support in the boot, it will need a final finish tomorrow before painting but is just about done.
I installed the nearside curved corner boot lining panel yesterday and spent today trimming it to fit around the boot door aperture.
I also filled the gaps between the sections of the boot lining and replaced the screws in the rear seat support brackets – these had to be removed for the curved section of lining to be fitted.
In the afternoon I repaired some holes in the gangway well in the boot roof with fibreglass, this will need to be filled over and sanded tomorrow.
Today I spent detail finishing the offside corner inner panel where it meets the boot door and installing the nearside flat lining panels. There is a bit more work to do to the door aperture frame at the bottom right hand corner, which I hope to complete tomorrow.
Restoration diary of a 70-year old AEC single-deck bus and the trials, tribulations and adventures of our 1966 Bristol bus.