Cleveland Transit System 4223

Paint Removal

Alex Randow continued removing paint from the rear ceiling liner, now down from the ceiling and leaning inside the car.  Sort of dusty in there, or a soft mood shot by my camera.

Post Caps

Part of the process to install the side windows is the needed window post cap in the interior.  There are many of the originals that have been saved, but among them all, we only found one in decent shape.  Various degrees of rust out and corrosion made most of the rest good candidates for repair or replacement.  Ed Grzesik is eyeballing one.

Need A Plan

Eric Lorenz was able to produce many fabrication and detail drawings for these very pieces.  Frank Sirinek, Ed, Eric Lorenz, and Lorne Tweed are checking them out.

A Fixture

The decision was made to try to repair them, fitting and welding in new metal where needed.  But they are not exactly one straight piece.  There is a bend of a few degrees near the bottom, reflecting the shape of the car side and framing.  Lorne and Ed are discussing ways to create a fixture to hold the alignment while welding is done.

Making Sawdust

Ed is a great practitioner of the dark art of metal fabricating, but clearly seems at a loss while Lorne makes sawdust, cutting some parts for the above fixture.

To Work

Ed has the fixture standing up at a welding bench near the east doors of Barn 4, marking and planning the first cuts.  Next, he begins surgery to remove the bad areas on one of the post caps.