Bombeat 40 getting lots of love

Well I started on Ira's 40 tonight and got a great deal of it done with a heavy duty detailing.
I took the box completely apart tonight and went at it for about 4 hours.
The chrome bits seemed un-salvageable but with a good scrubbing and a little cleaner wax
everything is looking good.
I also polished out all the clear plastic for a beautiful clear luster. I got most of it back together with the exception of the speakers and the top chrome.
I want to sand and repaint the grilles and do something to refinish the top plate.
Also before its all said and done I would like to try and repair the chipped tweeter trim on the right side.
I am going to possibly attempt moulding a new piece if possible from the existing good piece.
Then its back to Ira then I guess over to norms for and electronic overhaul.
The unit sounds quite good but there are a few quirks that need to be ironed out.
When its all said and done Ira is going to have himself one helluva nice Bombeat!!!!!
Pics will be added tommorow.

Ira should pay each of you by letting you both ransack his collection for whatever you choose...better yet, a shopping spree! (Everything .99 cents) His home should not take long to go through ...he will however send you on a scavenger hunt for the storage building bonus!


Great to hear it is coming along well Frank!

It is in very good hands!!! Ira I am sure will be ecstatic for all your hard work to get it looking up to snuff - and I'm sure Norm the electronic genius will get her performing like new (or better)

I can't wait to see some pics. and also after the overhaul on the electronics I bet she will sound alot more sweeter!

So what was Frank doing all this time while you were working on the Boombeat 40, Tara?

yeah pics would hit the spot

theres lots of luck involved --

we are all lucky to have members here like frank and floyd and ramon and norm and ohboy
and all the other guys with the talent and the desire to help us all out -
and do it ... time-after-time.

but --then the luck part goes into 'hold mode'
while the HARD and TEDIOUS and very careful //caring actual WORK begins

8 days ago --me and the tosh ran into a huge lucky streak --
that frank was at the meet , that he liked the box, that he had ONE ample space
left in his hemi-car
and ....bigtime ,,,,was that he volunteed to do all this good work......

i cant even dream of a better scenario
THANKS

Nice to hear the boombeat40 is coming alive, you are a lucky man Ira,

Patron said:

Nice to hear the boombeat40 is coming alive, you are a lucky man Ira,

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way to go ira

Rimmer36 said:

Patron said:

Nice to hear the boombeat40 is coming alive, you are a lucky man Ira,

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way to go ira

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he somewhat resembles the Godfather

because others always do the work for him

heis even OLDER than the godfather

Ira is none other than the woodfather

Well all thats left is repainting the grilles and fixing the tweeter trim and re installing the speakers.
I am in awe at the way it came out.
Ira you are one lucky sombitch this box is HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow Frank, nice nice work, that is coming out incredibly well. good god where did IRA find it, in a shipwreck? what a mess! great pics. Frank what is the novus stuff? chrome, glass polish? really has made an incredible diffidence.

Unbelievable...just wish you had taken a few more pictures.....

Not to mention if I realized how friggin' nasty this thing was I would'nt have held it up on my shoulder.!!

pugh!

Wow Frank , looks like you are on the roll . Nice work.
It's nice to see the internals of it this way
Looks like a very well built boombox.

Wow!!!!! Frank you are the man!!!!

That box looks great - the first photos were discouraging of the past shape - but the knobs and top trim look 100 times better!!!

The Novus product is a 3 stage clear plastic polish.