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Old 07-03-12, 10:50
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Rained off & on again today, so STILL no top coat painting.
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I finished installing and checking the switches on dash.
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Reworked the rifle clips. Now they are straight again.
Also found a suitable size 'felt' to line the inside of the clip, so the rifle doesn't get damaged. I restored this No. 1 SMLE some years ago (Deac.) and don't fancy it getting scratched by the strong metal clip, thank you very much. The felt is actually one half of a set of velcro! I will trim it so it can't be easily seen.
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The windscreen main frame is now fully repaired. The rust hole repair was not pretty welding, but it's functional.
I had to repair: 1x rust through, replace 1x windscreen slide thread, weld up 4x windscreen hinge holes (threads too loose), drill & re-tap 4x windscreen hinge holes, weld 1x windscreen slide thread (someone had cut 3/4 way through it!), Grind & body fill corrosion pitting along most of inside upper edge.
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Gave the rear cab panel a second sanding, to rectify an area I wasn't happy with. I had applied further blade putty yesterday afternoon.
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