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Well,
the
X201
restoration
project
is
slow
going
to
say
the
least.
I
began
the
restoration
with
a
good
pressure
cleaning
of
the
interior
and
exterior
just
to
get
a
feel
of
what
I
had
to
work
with.
Most
of
the
grime
that
had
accumulated
on
X201
over
the
past
several
years
was
removed
in
this
process.
What
I
discovered
was
that
the
car
body
was
not
in
too
bad
of
a
condition.
The
interior
was
in
excellent
condition.
It
had
been
cleaned
and
painted
by
the
previous
owners.
One
of
the
first
things
I
had
to
do,
just
to
weatherproof
the
caboose
was
to
replace
the
window
where
the
previous
owners
had
installed
an
air
conditioning
unit.
I
removed
the
aluminum
frame
and
had
a
piece
of
Plexiglas
cut
to
fit.
Replacing
the
old
weather-stripping
was
a
little
tricky
but
it
all
went
back
together
smoothly
with
the
help
of
a
little
Vaseline.
I
sealed
the
corners
where
the
old
weather-stripping
didn't
quite
mesh
with
black
silicone.
The
Plexiglas
replacement
is
only
temporary
as
it
will
"fog"
quickly
in
the
direct
sunlight.
All
the
caboose
windows
will
be
replaced
with
FRA
glazing
or
an
approved
equal
(Lexan
MR10)
later
in
the
restoration.
I
removed
the
Solar
Panels
from
the
roof.
I
am
in
the
process
of
gathering
technical
data
on
the
panels
and
the
battery
charger.
I
have
a
contact
person
from
the
old
ARCO
Solar,
Inc.,
the
company
that
manufactured
the
solar
panel
system.
I
chose
to
disassemble
this
system
and
rebuild
it
in
my
shop
at
home
over
the
coming
winter.
I
had
to
remove
everything
from
the
roof
anyway
to
prep
it
for
paint.
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