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1st. I cut the third pillar and
"stretch" it.
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1st. Same cut, after Bob has welded in a new piece.
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6th August. Due to holidays, a family wedding, a heatwave, and a
busy time at work, I have shamefully neglected the bus recently. But I hope to
resume progress from today. Today's job is to add a lip to the steel mid-panel
and to prepare to add the strengthener which will give it greater rigidity.
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August 6th. The 3rd window is fitted (for now) and the 4th pillar
fixed.
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August 8th. I fit a hefty strengthener to the stress panel
midships.
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August 12th. I use the old steel as a template
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August 12th. The original wheel-arch is refitted
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August 12th. A second strenghener is fixed temporarily in place
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August 13th. Another good day! I added an 8' piece of steel angle to the
rear nearside corner.
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August 13th. Having fitted the steel angle inside, I was able to
start tidying up the angle between the boot front and the rear panel.
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August 13th. An interior shot of the rear wheel-arch.
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August 13th. The nearside takes shape!
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August 16th. Nearside rear tidying up started.
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August 16th. Exhaust pieces ready to be fitted.
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August 16th. Wheelarch being cut out.
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August 16th. I cut the final pillar to fit against
the least bearer.
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August 16th. Getting ready for the 4th window.
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August 17th. Amazingly, the 4th window fits first
time!
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August 17th. In poor light, in between rain-showers I take
a shot of all 4 windows aligned.
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Aughst 19th. Having checked the fit from all angles,
I finally fasten the 4th pillar to the stress panels.
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Aughst 19th. Now that the 4th pillar is fixed I can tidy up the
wheel-arch.
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August 19th. A view along the whole nearside!
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August 22nd. The corner is "neatened up"
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| August 22nd. A shot in the dark!
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August 26th. Exhaust refitted.
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| August 28th. The heater is refixed so that the
engine could be started. I THEN WENT FOR A SHORT RUN!
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August 29th. Moving the bus meant I could get to the underside of
the propshaft!
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August 29th. To celebrate the starting of the
engine, I bought a pair of batteries.
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August 30th. Sorting out the cutout switch.
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