Started the week by flatting the filler on the front quarter panel and priming it. I then moved onto marking up some plywood for the front mudwing template, using the mock-up created last week. This required several pieces and took a while to cut and assemble and was not finished unti the end of the week. In what was probably an ill-considered move, I decided yet again to attempt to realign the beading at the emergency door and rear corner, to give a straight run from front to back. This proved awkward and damaged the filler around the top of the rear quarter panel, which I repaired. The beading does look smuch better now. I continued with odd small jobs while I waited for the mudwing template to set; these included finishing painting the sliding pane of the cab window, rubbing down the offside rear window frame in preparation for painting and attending to the filler on the rear dome and elsewhere around that area. A quick check of the wiring situation under the cab reveals that this is complete and the cover can now be fitted over the junction.
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16/3/2025
First task of the week was to prime the roof where the drip rail attaches over the emergency door and apply filler to the rearmost window and a part of the roof at the end of the drip rail which had become distorted. I also attended to a dent in the rear curved panel above the waistrail at the same time. When the primer was dry, I completed drilling the holes in the drip rail, then temprarily mounted it so I could drill the attachment holes in the body. I sanded the various areas of filler and applied another finishing layer. The filled window was then primed with red oxide and the drip rail permanently installed above the emergency door. The forwardmost plain window, which had started to show signs of rust, was rubbed down and primed with No.1 rust beater. Attention then turned to the final set of wheel rings; these were wirebrushed, primed with two coats of red oxide and a partial coat of black gloss applied. A visit to Geoff Brown, metal-shaper extraordinaire, proved fruitful and he agreed to make the parts for a new front mudwing. Final job of the week was to start reassembley of the cab door window.