25th and 26th June 2011

Saturday June 25th 2011
Attendance: 3

First job of the day was service and repair of the trolley used to transport heavy parts and tools around for the three projects based at Baron Street. Jim and Kris set about greasing all of the moving parts and also repaired one of the wheel nuts which was biting. With this job soon completed Jim took his welding equipment round to the 14 to start the repairs to the mangled part of A end roof section which had been cut away last time. As well as assisting Jim as required, Dave and Kris spent the morning unbolting the centre A end roof panel from the body sides allowing it to be manoeuvred about.

Jim setting up for welding	New skin welded in and tidied up

After lunch Dave and Kris set about cutting new cork gaskets for the roof sections. This involved cutting long strips that would then be placed under the roof panels. Unforunately, during the gasket fitting it was discovered was that the roof panels weren't sitting square correctly, with a gap at one side and none on the other. The panels were 'asked nicely' with heavy bars and hammers but in the end it was decided that the roof panel above the cooler group would need to be loosened off in order to get everything aligned properly. It was late in the afternoon so this job was left for the following day.

Dave measuring cork gaskets	... and wrestling some more cork gasket into shape

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Sunday June 26th 2011
Attendance: 3

Adam and Jason began the day trying to sort out the fitting of the roof panels again. Overnight Jason had come up with an idea to help even up the gaps using an angle grinder but, after an initial try, this was found not to be the case so back to the original plan involving the time consuming task of removing the two cooler group grills, then undo and remove the bolts holding the roof section in place. Some of these bolts were in the most awkward of places and so took some time to complete this!

After a quick breakfast Jason and Adam continued on. They lifted the foor section above the cooler group up slightly and then managed to move it forwards about 6 inches, this then allowing them to straighten up the other panel. Once straightened gaskets were cut to fit between all of the roof panels. This didn't take very long as one had been cut the previous day and was used as a template. At this stage it was discovered that some nuts and bolts needed to be purchased as the ones that bolted the roof panels to each other had disappeared so a quick trip was made to the DIY store.

Jason trying the grinder plan	Adam removing bolts from the cooler group grille	Jason cutting new cork gasket for roof joints

Part way through the afternoon Andrew Walton arrived and asked if there was any jobs he could be getting on with and was assigned to the exhaust stack and water header cover. This needed to be needle gunned, drelled and then given a coat of green anti-rust paint. Andrew was set up with the needle gun and compressor and made a start on this.

Having sourced new nuts and bolts, Jason and Adam continued with the roof. Starting at the cab end a gasket was fitted, roof bolts secured, then the first section was bolted back down to the body sides. Next a gasket was placed between this and the cooler group roof section with some sealant added to make sure of a sealed joint. The cooler group roof was then secured back onto the frames and the side grilles refitted. Sounds like a simple job but this managed to take most of the day. With Andrew just finishing off the needle gunning job on the exhaust stack cover the day came to a close and all the tools and tackle were tidied and packed away.

Jason applying sealant to a gasket strip	Gasket strip attached to cooler group roof section

Exhaust and water header cowling gets some attention	Jason refitting roof section bolts