Thanks to our intrepid cub reporter Gregg Wolfersheim, who has sent us the latest news on the restoration of our Union Pacific doodlebug, the M-35.
In spite of being quite busy with the GB&W 109 project, some progress has been made on our UP gas-electric car. In May, I started on the heat shroud that covers the exhaust pipes over the engine. I started out with a deteriorated bunch of sheet metal.
This is after replacing the patch/joint piece in the middle. This is also the front facing side. About 6 inches near the top actually sticks out above the roof when it's installed.
On August 18th, the UP historical group visited the museum. I cleaned up the engine room and control area. A set of stairs was put in place so our visitors could see the inside.
Another view of our display. Note the new number board addition!
Here's the shroud after painting it silver. To the left is an overlay awaiting refurbishing. The three holes near the bottom line up with the holes on the shroud. Flexible pipes were attached here and went down to the valve covers on the original Winton 120 engine. It was a primitive form of crankcase breather to evacuate vapors in the engine.
Angle bar brackets have been added to the sides. These will hold the shroud up by sitting on the canvas roof.
The "mystery" carline getting painted. It goes in the engine room and helps support the roof boards where the shroud will poke through. Evidently the UP found a need for that, as it's not the same as the factory-applied ones on the rest of the car.
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