[RHClarke]

First a recap - Saturday Bob and Grant recovered, cleaned, primed and painted a few dozen fiddly bits. Pretty soon there won't be any iron oxide remaining at the barn...time for another trip.

Sunday was a nice relaxing barn day. I arrived at lunch time and off to Chez Marie we went. This time Bob's better three-quarters came with us to add dignity to what normally descends into a vulgar brawl (with the cranky waitress). But we got news! Ms Cranky is leaving the food service industry to pursue a new career at a local box store. She was in a great mood this afternoon. We ate our food carefully.

Back at the barn, we worked on the HUP's electrical system in prep for the BB2 start up date. Some time was spent thinking about fixing the brake system, but that soon passed. Bob took off to do some gardening and I decided to clean up my HUP's brush guard. The first photo is a montage of the stripping process. The rust welding was significant, but Release All and a heavy setting maul did the trick. The bolts were another story and had to be cut off.