Plow, Etc. Gone at Last; Gearbox Prep; More Parts

Today was an exceptional day, in that I was able to meet the three brothers of 3 Brothers Classic Rovers, who had driven here from Cambridge, Ontario to collect the un-needed set of new tires and the snow plow, plus my original bulkhead for refurbishment. A real pleasure to meet the brothers in person. Once the old chassis is gone to its new home in NY and the replacement tub is here, the brothers will be back to drop off the original bulkhead once it's completed, and will take the original tub back with them. Then the garage space will really be freed up. Already, with just with the plow, etc., gone, it feels as if there is much more room to work in.

This afternoon the chassis bracket for the handbrake was installed, and then the gearbox mounting brackets. Also was able to start attaching the hand brake itself. Just need the specialised clevis pin that connects the hand brake rod to the relay and hand brake lever, a new oil seal for the front of the transfer box, and a new clutch adjustment tool to arrive (could have made my own, but want the splines to line up as well), and the gearbox plus clutch will be ready to install. Earlier this week Blanchards in the UK had sent a few harder to find parts for the gearbox, plus the clutch adjuster had been put to the correct distance, and so things really moved along.

As promised, an overall view with the wheels on, now that there is once again a bit more room.

And, as ever, more small parts to clean and restore, these coming for the most part from the original bulkhead.