58th month (April 2009)

This month Peter mounted the seat belts and wiper system.

Month 58 - April 2009 All three seat belts for the sofa Month 58 - April 2009
A retractor lap belt for the front seats.
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Month 58 - April 2009
Starting to mount the wiper system
Month 58 - April 2009
Pivots from the inside
Month 58 - April 2009
Wiper motor
Month 58 - April 2009
Viewed from above.
Month 58 - April 2009
Hung the last two doors.
Month 58 - April 2009
Two bin doors this side
Month 58 - April 2009
and three this side
Month 58 - April 2009
Peter cleaned the bin area.
Month 58 - April 2009
Trimmed the bottom edge
Month 58 - April 2009
The rear door fitted with gas struts
Month 58 - April 2009
This looks good.
And after the bin door distraction...
It is back to the wiper system
Month 58 - April 2009
Mounted the washer bottle

Month 58 - April 2009
It hard to see, but the window is wet from the window washer test.

59th month (May 2009)

This month Peter mounted the headlights and started on the front jacks.

Month 59 - June 2009 The headlight assembly is bolted to the rear. Month 59 - June 2009
A nice coat of black paint.
Month 59 - May 2009 Headlights test (high-beam) Month 59 - May 2009 Headlights with their covers
Month 59 - May 2009 Here is the low/high beam foot switch Month 59 - May 2009 Mounted the last remaining lights for the side.
Month 59 - May 2009
The front is almost complete.
Month 59 - May 2009
The front jacks are next.
Month 59 - May 2009
These are the mounting plates.
Month 59 - May 2009 They are 10mm thick with M14 bolts as studs.
Month 59 - May 2009 One plate is welded on the frame. Month 59 - May 2009
Soon this area will be painted.

60th month (June 2009)

This month Peter will finish mounting the front jacks and paint under the front wheel arches... and start mounting the rear levelling jacks.

Month 60 - June 2009
The front wheel arches are painted with an etch/primer
Month 60 - June 2009 Then Peter with wet-on-wet applied a black top coat and an underbody deadener.
Month 60 - June 2009
Hub painted

Month 60 - June 2009 And black top coat. It is not heat resistant so may well burn off when the brakes heat up
Month 60 - June 2009 The speckled looking paint is the underbody deadener. Month 60 - June 2009
The front jack mounted.

Month 60 - June 2009
The front is done.

Month 60 - June 2009 The front wheel rims are cleaned and painted with etch primer and then a white top coat.
Month 60 - June 2009
The chrome wheel ring was polished and all together looks very smart.

Month 60 - June 2009 In the mean time Peter put the front indicators on. All the lights are now on the motorhome
Month 60 - June 2009 Time for the rear. Passenger side first. Month 60 - June 2009 It is quite the factory in there.
Month 60 - June 2009
The rear jack goes here. Between the drive and slave axels
Month 60 - June 2009
These are the two rear jack mounting plates.

Month 60 - June 2009
Peter attached the jack to the mounting plate and together jacked it up
Month 60 - June 2009
Here the plate is welded. Ready for painting, next month...

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