Cleveland Transit System 4223

A lot got done on Saturday, things which have seen a lot of prep work and give great results.

Window Work

Alex Randow is cleaning the aluminum frames of side windows for the car, assisted by Nancy Ring.  This work is tedious but gives a great sense of accomplishment when viewing the transformation.  After cleaning, Alex applied some clear coat finish to help prolong their clean appearance over time.

Wiring

Eric Lorenz worked on cleaning and rewiring the three bulb housings for the dash lights, to be mounted on the front of the car.

Headlight Headaches

Alex Randow worked in front of the car, positioning and adjusting the headlight.  And at this same time - - -

Headlight Headaches

Eric Lorenz was inside the car lodged under the front dash, reaching in yet another convenient spot.  He is then locking the light in the position which Alex is holding from the outside.  I guess labor was cheap since many seemingly simple tasks require at least four hands to accomplish.

Dashed

And by days end here is one of the completed dash light assemblies mounted on the car.  This is one of those small items that really improves the look.  Before Thanksgiving we had thirty or so items for painting which we hoped to install on the car over the winter.  These intrepid volunteers have less than a handful remaining to be done.

Dashed

Lorne Tweed did some work on the window tracks for the many side windows, but also worked on the dash lights for the front end of the car.  It is not simple a matter of screwing them on, and some parts were missing, so Lorne fabricated new ones!

The Frame Up

Meanwhile, Simon Harrison got 'framed' into cleaning more of the aluminum extrusions for the side windows.  Remember, there are two sash in the openings, and here he is at work on the smaller of the two.

Sometimes you work for weeks and wonder what progress you have to show for it.  Sometimes all that prep work comes together quickly and shows gratifying results.  Such is the way of restoration work.

First Rear Marker

The crew got busy early with Rod Turner on the ladder and Eric Lorenz working from the ground.  New threaded inserts had to be installed to allow the marker lights to be installed - we hoped.

Right Marker

Eric was up on a ladder most of the day, here wrestling the right rear marker into place.

New Step

Meanwhile Alex Randow was working to mount several other items.  This one is a fold up step to access the roof, here mounted on the side behind the exit doors.  There are only three of these to scale the height, and not much to balance upon if you were the unlucky guy that had to climb up there.

On the Roof

This is another of the items installed by Alex.  Once up all the steps you were considered lucky to grab this rung and haul yourself upright.  Woe be to you if it was rainy or snowy.

Rear End

Now to see what the opening paragraph was all about.  Here is the rear end of the car with most of all the accessories and parts installed.  Rear windows, retriever bracket and retriever, two rear marker lights, two rear stop lights, and the three rear bumpers.  It looks like a complete car!!