Rear entry door fabrication/rebuilding: Part II - Originally Posted Nov. 25, 2006

I don't know if all of the planets were lined up today or what, but the helpers not only came out one after the other, I also actually had our Squadron Leader and a CAF General Staff member helping on the B-24! Old Shep even has a battle injury from working on this ol' pig, so his initiation worked out well.

As I mentioned, I had plenty of helpers today. It was wonderful to see folks out here having what seemed to be a good time and also getting large amounts of work accomplished. They got all of the cowl flaps removed (so that I can "overhaul" all of the bushings), removed more interior bits, and started taking the upper nosebowls off. I bet they saved me three days of work if I had to do what they did by myself. Thanks guys!

As for me, I feel as though I actually made some forward progress today as well. I started working on those door hinges that were pictured on this thread yesterday, but scrapped the idea after a while. I know, I know, I jump around with ideas on this project like a centipede walking across hot coals, but sometimes my ideas are good and sometimes they're bad. That set of hinges I made wasn't one of my better ideas thus far.

Sooooo, I started on Plan B with the entry door. The steps to this are pictured below...