Prep. for steel (2) - 4/7/12

Work continued on removing and squaring the ends of the cross pieces.  A speed bump was encountered near the west end of the car where the inside sill had been repaired, and the splice was unstable so accurate measurements for the cross pieces could not be obtained.

 

In these photos, John and Tom are realigning the sill splice and fixing it with bolts and glue.  Just like orthopedics, eh?

Meanwhile, George and I worked on a piece of angle steel that will be bolted to the end sill on the west end of the car.  On the left, George is notching the end of the steel to fit around the corner moulding of the car, just above his right shoulder.  On the right is a closeup of the cuts that were made.  We started to drill holes for the bolts in the steel, but completion will wait for another day with a better drill.

 

Craig has fabricated corner moulding for replacing the unusable ones on the four corners as well as the doorways.  On the left are two posts ready to be installed, and on the right is a corner in need of one.  A couple of them were in good enough shape to keep.