1st. All the floorboards on the nearside are now removed.

Unfortunately I very quickly see that the joists in this area are badly affected by woodworm.

1st. The mystery of the empty roof area beside the cab is explained. The missing heater is in the boot!

1st. The nearside is now clear of flooring. The next job will be to remove the boards from the central corridor. They are sound but I need to clean the chassis and spray the joists against woodworm.

2nd. The floor has now been cleared except for the central corridor. It seems a pity to tear up perfectly sound wooden boards, but the joists underneath definitely need checking, and there is no way I can remove the boards without damaging them since the screws have long since rusted solid.

10th. Some of worm-eaten nearside joists removed, exposing back axle for cleaning.

11th. Now I have levered the wheel-arch out, the chassis can be examined.

13th. The wheel-arch on the offside has been persuaded to come out. The large steel sheet separating the boot from the body was badly rust-eaten and has also been removed.

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