Hopping around jobs this weekend.
Stripped the steering wheel of its peeling paint job:
And gave it a coat of etch followed by a few coats of high build.
I’d repaired a few cracks in it with some epoxy putty. With some primer on, there are a few further hairline cracks I need to fill, before I can paint it.
Drilled the bumper to take my new hella lamps:
Made a start on my front wheel mount. Thus far I’ve fabricated the top mount which consists of a plate bolted to the airbox with a 10mm rod poking out of it (this needs cutting down to size, I’m not planning to impale any pedestrians!). This will support the top of the A frame, which I need to finish this week (one of the guys opposite has a tube bender I can use).
Started cleaning up the poptop to get it onto the van and out of the way:
And have started testing the electrics. This is a very good sign as it means I’m getting power to the cab, and to the engine (I heard the shutoff valve click so it’s getting to the coil).
