The All New, New "What have you done to your Bay today" thread.

Hope you have cleared the mixing of aluminium and steel in a likely damp place, with the gods of luck, and the physics of electrolytic corrosion.
At least the original was only two materials, steel and iron oxide. ..

 

I took a slightly different approach.

First I removed this crud.


...welded up the corners of the upstand and repaired any rusty bits.


Removed this...


...and put none of it back.

 

And away she goes, no not for scrap but for prep and paint, hopefully get her back in approx 12 weeks

 

Nope, I didn’t...because i’d no idea of an issue.
Oh dear, yet another nightmare born of bliss-less ignorance.

Hoping 3 coats of paint and seam sealer might appease the gods - plus it shouldn’t really be damp when i’ve finished.


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It'll be fine.

 

Just been reading up on it.
It almost liberated the Statue of Liberty of structural integrity. And she’s a lady of much integrity.

I’ll hope for “fine” and consider anything other to be ‘character’.


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More gutter work

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Took the engine out on Monday.
But I hate having to jack the bus so high to get it out, I was replacing the hinge panel so decided to make the lower panel removable.

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Drilled some holes and fitted an aerial

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Did you deburr the holes and paint them so that the rust doesnt start growing out from the cracked paint, and make sure the rubber gaskets sealed properly under the aerial's 'feet' ?

 

Did you change your underwear this morning? What would happen if you got run over?

 

They’re only usually interested in the skid marks left on the road.

 

Wow, to do that you must have been really scared!!!

 

Certainly did been doing this long enough now

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Are you quite sure ?

 

Spot of spraying in the shed.

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Like the heat distribution system

 

Attacked a small rust bubble which turned out to be an impressive filler sculpture. Think a PO had shares in Isopon.
More welding practice tomorrow. (Followed by more grinding, then welding, then grinding etc. etc.)

 

My free diesel heater
It's a 24v one and I ordered a 12v so PayPal made them refund me.
Nice n toastie and drys the paint a treat.

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