The final door has been built up (driver’s door). The new window channels have helped the windows’ firmness on both front doors – they no longer slip under their own weight. The remaining vent flap has been fitted to the bulkhead. I had the same problem with zinc plugs having built up in the bulkhead’s […]
Nearly all back from the painter
I collected the remaining front door, Jerry can locker doors, tub locker lid and fuel tank inspection panel from the painter. I need to hire another van to collect the hard top sides and roof, but they’re complete. The sides will need polishing to remove a few runs and still show the traces of some […]
Reversing Sensors/Tub Fitting/Bulkhead Removal bar
First job today – finish fitting the reversing sensors. The outer pair had previosly been fitted to the galvanised corner protectors after Alun machined the hole for them. He since made up a pair of box tube mounts with closed ends and mounting flanges for the inner pair to fit to the rear twin-step. These […]
Roof Goes for Paint/Tub Collected
The roof went in and I collected the tub. I had a rush of jobs to complete before the tub could be fitted – the rear prop shafte needed refitting and Schutzing, the reversing sensor mounts needed priming and painting, the rear step needed drilling and tapping to take the sensors, the chequer plate had […]
Roof Prep and Mods
I could only spend half the day on the LR today, so only got the roof finished at 1900 – much to late to get the flatbed and swap it with the tub at the painters, so it’ll go tomorrow. At least I managed to find the leak (stretched rivets allowing the gutter to sparate […]
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