The battery cradle is now in position as are the rear lights and number plate (which was placed there to see if the drawings are accurate and it fits (!) looked good so we left it in for the photos!). Above the window line the horizontals have also gone in making it look less like a toast rack and is it me or is it just starting to look like a 2RT2? The next jobs will be to start putting in the ceiling and intermediate floor, quite a large job that won’t be completed for next month I suspect as most of it needs to be cut and shaped. If however it is we will then start on putting the staircase back in to allow us to then begin the upstairs and it is at that time that we will start to tackle the cab area which is presently supported by means of a jack but should in reality gain its strength and support from the upper deck.
One person this month asked how we intend to ‘launch’ RT8 when its finished and to be honest not something I’d really thought about, any one got any great ideas on how she should debut?
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Having read your comment on launching RT8,obviousley a lot depends on how long it takes to finish the restoration and when it's likely to be complete, but I would have thought sometime in 2009 to coinside with the 70th anniversary of the RT class would be favourable
Any progress since April 30th? It's been interesting to follow and now nothing. Have you given up?!
No Haven't given up at all!!
We had to stop work from the middle of May until the middle of June due to pure weight of commercial work to get ready for the new school term. That is now under control and progress is good again.
I thought rather than doing an update after what would be only about 2 weeks woth of work at the end of June I would hang on until the end of July, when I promise you will see a significant change in the look of the bus!
Hi
Delighted to see that you are doing this. I'm old enough to remember when it was exported to USA so am glad its back home.
If you can do this sort of thing can you persuade the owners of that ex STL tree-lopper CXX 457 to part with it and work the same miracle?
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