Welcome to a Bus Rally Weekend update from the team. Despite the distraction of some fabulous buses and the sunshine, Nick, Ross, Mark, Ernie, Tom, Dan, Oliver, Charlie and myself have progressed the Palvan nearer to completion and Jack joined us to get stuck into some work on Madge.
There was also some grass cutting done, and some chairs were washed !
The needle gun was used to finish off cleaning up the remaining metalwork on the Palvan. Undercoat was then applied.
Madge’s rear wheels were removed and pressure washed, the left hand wheel taking a few minutes longer to remove as scratched our heads, eventually working out that the left side wheel nuts are left hand threaded.
Some sanding of the previously painted panel work on the Palvan was done in readiness for gloss painting (hopefully next weekend weather permitting).
The needle gun found it’s way into the garage and was put to work cleaning up the Madge’s hubs, brake drums and areas of the frame now accessible following removal of the wheels.
The brake adjusters on the rear drums were fettled to dress the burrs and checked for operation. The handbrake and footbrake were applied checking each drum in turn; the effectiveness seemed very good.
The fuel sender was removed as it has never worked reliably, thankfully it seems to be just a stuck needle. The fuel tank was also removed so we could get access to the frame behind.
The exhaust has at least three holes, a torn bracket and blown gasket, so this was removed. We’re hoping to get a new one made up locally using this as a template.
Some engine cleaning was done and the cooling system drained; the somewhat tired radiator hoses were removed for measuring up for replacements.
Some red-oxide primer was applied to the areas of Madge’s underframe cleaned up.
That’s it for this week, join us again next time, all the best, Dave
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