After a week off Wednesday the 24th was clear sunny and warm so time for outside metal work.

The walk in beside the museum coach was time for a photo of last weeks step job now fitted and painted Only one more to do.

Then it was Morris front brakes with the shoes returned from Bruce Pickles engineering bonded and riveted

So it is now back on 4 wheels all brakes adjusted but fluid needed then a bleed.

Greg has been getting on trying to get the bonnet hinges clean but shot blasting in an outside temporary cabinet did not go well so they will be taken for vapour blasting at a local

The cab steps needed de rusting and the paint stripping this soon turned into a much larger job with the seat base, carpet and rear wooden panels removed for access to a rotten and holed floor with rotten cab mounts under it.

The mice had been living in there and collecting food from around the trees on site but the spot weld drill and cutting discs got the job started but this could take a while.

There is some serious work to be done her and it will need a good coating of preservative in the hidden channels to slow future rusting down.

On the way out a photo of last weeks quick repair of the forced door frame on the museum coach I fofgot to take this is after straightening and securing.