The weather here is getting increasingly colder and wetter as we head towards winter, and the bare metal cab sat in the garage was starting to worry me a little to say the least. I decided that regardless of what state it was in I was going to put a light coat of sealer on when I finished on Sund...

With the door gaps done, I realised just how bad the rest of the gutter was on the drivers side. I'd already made a new piece for the end, so I decided to cut off the rest of it and make some more as it was beyond saving. After a few hours with the hammers, files and the shrinker it was replaced...

Weather was absolutely awful here this weekend, the only thing that was missing was Noah and his animals. I didn't want the '55 sat out in weather that bad so I had a big tidy up and spun the cab round ninety degrees to get a bit more space to work in. I had a quick look at the passenger door and...

I'd pulled off the rotten remains of the gutter on the drivers side, and had now got to the point where they either all had to be cut off, or I had to make some new ones. I decided I'd just get on with it and make some. Firstly I made a plate to hold the shrinker too as it was a pain to use clamp...