Wednesday 29th April 2026 a lovely blue sky but with a cold wind.

The Morris 2T 5CWT work is on going the bonnet rubbing strip is being fitted and secured by bifurcated copper rivets which is problematical as they are in a upside down U channel above the bulkhead, they are stiff to open out and a screw driver could only do so much but they were still able to pull out.

A bit of lateral thinking found an impact wrench tool for slot head screws that pushed into the slot and stayed put so a G clamp was then used to push the tool into the slot opening them up so they are secure. The big but is repairs over the years means the body is too thick for the rivets to pass through far enough to bend open enough.

  one of the successful ones so play spot the copper.

The railway electrical PAT testing team noted our TV in the museum coach was on a shelf and not bolted down so could be pulled off so a nut and bolt has been fitted.

The paint on the Honeybourne signal box has lifted and is peeling so a rub down and treat the bare wood with linseed oil ready for painting in the future.

The BR electrical cable warning signs are out of the mould however the end result is rubberised and not solid.

I have mixed another pouring and this time it got a correct spot on 70/30 mix stirred with a paint stirrer for about 10 minutes so the colour was uniform so we will wait and see.

The one dry sign has now been trimmed and the few high spots removed using a hacksaw, coarse file and a small dressing tool in the dremmel type tool.

The left front chassis and suspension on the Morris has been de rusted and painted

The right side now has the wheel off for access to repeat what was done on the left side.

The spiders and insects have been having a field day.

On the way out a check on the Scarab revealed a door not closed and the info sheet on the passenger seat so now back in it's clip. 

After the wash down a few weeks ago it was covered in thick dust due to the gravel road and adjacent building site so hose pipe out again so it is cleaner for the bank holiday weekend visitors.