The bogie team is tantilisingly close to having the first bogie ready to go back under L516....
...with the springs being in place and the bolster trial fitted.
The white spots tell the story of the many pins and bushes changed.....
...but theres still a few tidy up jobs to do.
The collection of pins are lined up for comparison of sizing and as trophies of the job.
To get a "showroom" finish on the HKB, half the team spent the day bogging....
and sanding the many small gaps and gouges.
The final strips were also packed with malthoid to even out and seal behind the strips...
and the last handrails screwed back in place.
Part of the crew also returned to the 516 body project and finished off the works on the recanvased canopy. A mix of Navy dressing was prepared...
and with the aluminium cover strip and ventilator mounted....
..the whole canopy was given another water proof coat.
For the first time in a long time lights could be seen illuminating the interior of L516.
A closer inspection found Steve & Bob closing the car ends by rehanging doors.
The interior of the car ends have suffered from modifications and the original doors were not in place.
The doors repaired during late last year were finally hung....
...with new hinges being screwed in place.
Its good to finally have the car back to lock up stage.
