In the month since the last entry we have had a long heatwave that prevented me from doing more than a couple of hours work on the odd day when it was cool enough to venture out of the house. However this week has seen a return to more normal temperatures. Work has been concentrated on the cab. The windscreen frame has been dismantled, glass removed and the frame cleaned of dirt and paint then delivered to Chromefix for plating. Most of the cab has now been stripped of paint, the underside of the dash remains to be done and the floor in the seat area. The chrome ventilator for the cab has been assembled and is ready to fit. Side window fittings have also received attention in anticipation of wrapping with chrome vinyl and assembly into the window frames.
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30/6/2019
Played around with paint colours today. An 80/20 mix of brick red undercoat and gloss black gives a good brown suitable for the boot lining plywood.
Fitted steel work for entrance step bay today. This required a few extra holes. Still some screws to fit.
Made a joining plate for the forward entrance pillar lower repair section and sanded the repair section to profile. Etch primed the joining plate which should be paintable tomorrow.
Cut the forward door pillar ready for fitting the repair section and drilled the mounting hole through the steel plating for the entrance steps. Cut the over-length countersunk bolts to size for mounting the repair section.
Drilled the repair section and soaked it in preservative ready for priming when dry.