| At the start of the year
we were able to reassemble the brakes with new shoes and refurbished
adjusters - all the adjusters were completely seized
and had to be stripped down and repaired. This closeup shows
the adjusters, well greased! Excess grease was cleaned off before
the next stage, which was...
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| ...the refitting of the
brake drums. These are very heavy so my friend Ian, who is
my expert on all things mechanical, came and checked over the
assembly work then helped me refit all the drums. This is the
passenger side front. |
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| And this is the passenger
side rear. The opportunity was taken, while the drums were
off, to grind off the rust and give them a lick of paint. Not
really necessary, perhaps, but a nice finishing touch. The
hubs were treated to a de-rusting and a coat of paint too.
Compare these two pictures with last year's views! |
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| With the brakes done,
attention now turned to the front entrance folding door. This
was in quite good condition but needed some wood replacing along
with all the rubber draught seals. This all had to be done
before it was painted. Here it is in primer, about to be
refitted. |
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| Here it is, fitted and
painted, just needs the glass and it's finished! (click on the picture for a closeup!) |
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| A little job I had wanted
to do for years was to make a new registration plate. Here is the
old one, sat on top of the very server that hosted this website for
three years! We won't mention the queue of classic cars in the
garage. |
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| Here it is, refurbished
and fitted. The latest view from the rear. Slight
digital distortion makes the W look wonky, but it isn't, really! |
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| So at last we have got around to
doing the seats, the covers having been made by my friend George's
wife, Margaret. What an excellent job she has made of them,
too. I think you will agree, they look a treat. We did
eight of them over the summer, stripping the seat frames and
repainting them, then reupholstering the cushions and backs as can
be seen here. |
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| Here we are, halfway through the
summer holidays and its really looking like a bus once again. |
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| To finish off, here's a couple of
front views; first, a look at the winged emblem... |
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| ...and last, as much of the front
as we can get to with the camera.. |
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