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List of jobs and added expenses for mounting Body No.44000 to production chassis WXA.2.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 7\5\  X 604 Body-page188
Date  24th March 1938
  
To Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork}
604.
Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 8/JH.24.3.38.

re Body No.44000 fitted to the second production chassis WXA.2.

We give below a list of jobs which added expense in mounting the above body.

Will you please notify Park Ward's where necessary.

(1) Building up the floor over the battery, due to increased capacity.
(2) Instrument board not to drawing thickness, packing up of patch necessary.
(3) No angle iron under running boards for stiffening.
(4) Body bolts (2) which come in the division entrance removing all trimings etc.
(5) Electric division window - short in the switch in N.S. arm rest.
Reversing switch wired up incorrectly.
(6) Insufficient clearance between the wheel carrier arms and the mudguards i.e. pockets in the wing not set deep enough.

Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies}
  
  
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