All clear for Ceri

Well, I'm exhausted but I did it. The cab is ready for Ceri and I have also started to remove the steel work behind the drivers seat. The parts I have removed are all intact and undamaged and I can easily replace them when I am ready. I am slightly concerned about the wiring for the Eberspacher heating unit as I suspect that the control wires are part of the cut bunch, only time will tell there. I still need to tidy up a bit but, in general, I am well pleased with my results this week. I must do a new set of photos tomorrow.

End of part one.

I Finally removed the last remnants of the old police kit in the back of the bus yesterday. Then I began the first part of the installation program. I have drilled four holes in the rear step to mount the parking radar into. The new drill is working a treat and the Bosch hole cutter went through the 3/16 steel like a knife through butter. My problem yesterday, though, was tiredness. I spend a day at work and then come home and start work all over again. In addition, I am working against the clock this week trying to get ready for Ceri the electrician on Saturday morning.

Tonight, I must begin working on the cab area.

The original janis.

Yesterday I put together the logo to go on the front of janis.

Here it is in a slightly smaller version, the original is A4 width. I have bought some laser decal paper and will be putting the resultant transfer on the front of the bus either on the bonnet or just above the windscreen. Has anyone worked out why she is called janis yet?

Success....... nearly.

I bought the new drill and some special bits for another job last evening. What a performance! I arrived at Screwfix with only one customer in front of me, and there he stayed for fifteen minutes! He was asking questions about every little detail of whatever it was he was buying and then asking questions about the answer. Quite a queue built up after me and there were rumblings but he just carried on. Eventually he was finished and the salesman turned to me with obvious signs of relief. When his goods arrived, he began all over again with the chap who brought them to him and held up the delivery queue.

When I eventually got home, I had a meal and started on the bus. I, fairly quickly, removed the rest of the rivets and began on the shelving. It didn't move very easily and I soon discovered why. The uprights had not just been screwed to the floor and roof, they had been glued as well. I persevered though and with the help of my super duper scraper I eventually succeeded. The back of the bus is now uncluttered.

Oh calamity!!!

I had a real Robertson Hare moment yesterday. The battery on my drill died so I put in the other, which I had just charged up, it was dead..... So I waited for the original, which was working fine the previous evening, to charge again and put it back in......... dead. Oh calamity!!

This was, effectively, the end of an evenings work. Tonight, I will go to Screwfix and buy a new drill. This will also take time and I may well lose half another evenings work not to mention the money involved.