This work day was devoted to continuing replacement of the vertical bolts through the sill and plate along the sides of the car, as well as elevating it another tie height. There was no work session on Feb. 4 because of weather.
Bob and George are working from below to remove the old bolts that pass through the 2x10 plate on edge along the lower side of the car, and down through the outer sill. They had to be driven up from below, and pulled out as Ray is doing from inside the dar. As always, Tom is "handy" standing by. New bolts were passed down through the plate and sill, then snugged up from below. Tom continued with placing the brackets attaching the framing to the sill as described last time.
John gave the horizontal tie rods one more "tweaking" with a socket wrench to be sure they were all tight. Then ties were put in place in preparation for jacking up the car another notch. Ties and blocks were placed at each corner of the car, and each end of the car was raised with jacks on the corners, alternating ends.
Now Tom can stand under the car without hitting his head (Craig, probably not so much). A third set of ties was also placed in the middle of the car for additional support in this area as shown on the right.
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