A slow start to the week. Painted a thinner coat of brown on the cab door inner panel, a better finish but the second coat look good. Primed thewaistrail and the window surround on the cab door and applied a second coat of No.1 rust-beater to the plain window aft of the cab door, after rubing down the first coat. While the paint was drying I assembled the sliding pane frame of the cab door window and gave it a coat of the correct brown, it will need another. Applied finishing filler to the slight depression on the front corner quarter panel and to the roof just behing the emergency door. Final job of the week was to start creating a pattern for the front mudwing, for which I used a long piece of thick card from an advertisement.
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30/12/2023
This week I only had a few days work as Christmas intervened, but I was able to prepare for prime all the lower panels on both sides of the bus. This included abrading the clean metal and then priming the O/S, this had to be done to allow fettling and fitting of the splash panel and protector around the the tank filler. Some filling and sanding was necessary on the N/S, the first panels fitted in November 2020. The nearside panels have now been primed, revealing more filling is required to the lower part of the first two panels from the entrance rearward. As P38 is very sluggish in cold weather some alternative filler has been ordered which will hopefully arrive soon. As a prelude to building the remaining window pans, I started fettleing the frame uprights in preparation for the chrome vinyl covering.
As this is the last entry of the year, a summary of work completed in the last twelve months is appropriate.
This year’s work did not start until February, due to my spell of ill health.
New metalwork for the cab was fabricated and fitted and the cab painted throughout, allowing the floor and some fittings to be reinstalled.
“Low Racks” signs were designed and made for the seat backs.
A correct cooling fan was obtained by Ian and fitted by me.
The destination box was painted throughout and is ready for electrics and blinds to be installed.
New fuel pipes were made up and connected to the tank and the existing piping that runs behind the engine.
A new speedometer cable outer was manufactured and the cable connected to the speedo.
All the chassis wiring has been renewed and a multicore cable laid in conduit along the chassis to the boot. A new cover was fabricated in aluminium for the wiring where it enters the control bux under the cab floor.
The O/S rear wheelarch was fabricated, fitted and prepared for paint.
The O/S rear corner panel was filled, sanded and painted and all the O/S panels fitted and primed.
Kick panel for driver’s step temporarily fitted
Splash panel for fuel filler temporarily fitted to check alignment
6/08/2023
Only two working days this week owing to other commitments. All the threaded studs in the cab floor mounts have been die-nut (1/4″ BSF) cleaned ready for reinstallation of the cab floor. 1/4″ UNF screws have been ordered for the clamp plate (rubber gasket around gear lever and steering column) for the forward metal section of the cab floor. The steel plate for the panel below the driver’s signalling window has arrived and a new panel fabricated using a carboard template made from the rotten original. This has been primed and painted and awaits fitting. Also arrived are three faux leather universal gear lever gaiters, two for the brakes and one for the gear lever. The O/S vacuum actuator has had the end cap removed for inspection and the adjuster nut removed from the operatind rod which is slightly bent.