Continued refitting panelwork in the entrance vestibule area , made a new piece of vertical beading for the forward door pillar and fitted the cladding for the pillar and the window surrounds.

Stripped and derusted to the two steel covers that fit in the corner by the door and over the body mounting.  These are steel and were fairly rusty.

I made and fitted the small piece of aluminium cladding that abuts the right hand side of the bulkhead window.  Another piece fits below this to match up the beading but the existing piece was to badly damaged by electrolytic corrosion to use so I am in the process of cutting a new piece from sheet metal salvaged from the leftovers of 2636’s restoration.  I won’t be able to do much tomorrow so this will likely be finished on Sunday.

Refitted the large panel below the forward bulkhead window today.  This included slipping the return flange under the existing panel adjacent to the door then straightening and replacing the beading.  This looked as though it was going to be problematic but with a bit of care and taking my time it all went back together,  Not quite in the same place though, of course, some holes were out by 1/16″ or more.  I drilled and countersunk new holes for the panel fixing screws and was thankful for the time saved by having three power drills, using the Proxxon where I needed pilot holes for the screws.

I added another through bolt between the steps and the forward pillar to close up the gap with the new woodwork at the bottom of the pillar.  This needs a piece of aluminium cladding shaping to finish it off, I may do that tomorrow.