Fresh from the States

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Northerner

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I say ‘fresh’ but it’s actually damned filthy lol

These were not sold over here in the UK so they’re really hard to come by. This came up on eBay as a good priced BIN, though shipping and important duty nearly doubles the cost! It was still less than half the price of my first one. Couldn’t resist as they’re beautiful and loud as hell. Love it.

This was a mechanics box so it’s coated in dried out grease but I love this stuff as it often protects the painted surface. The front looks pretty good from the off. But of course it’s going be stripped bathed and restored to fully working.

Out of the shipping box it works well on radio on both channels and all controls work so that’s an awesome start.


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Gave the chrome a little rub to check it out and it cleaned up nice. Already stripped the back off and given it a preliminary clean before its bath and again it scrubbed up well.

Will get this finished next week after the UK meet :-)

Oh and the replacement trim also turned up today from Caution!

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blu_fuz

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Getting started right away on it. Should be really nice when you are done. Keep going!
 
Northerner

Northerner

Boomus Fidelis
blu_fuz said:
Getting started right away on it. Should be really nice when you are done. Keep going!
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Yeh I’d brought it home from work (always delivered there) about an hour before I had to start on it...couldn’t wait any longer lol. Needed to at least check out how well it would clean up
 
MyOhMy

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With deck keys like an ol' crone's teeth you've certainly given yourself a challenge but I do like your optimism and your point about a thick layer of grime offering a degree of protection is interesting.

Good luck! :thumbsup:
 
Northerner

Northerner

Boomus Fidelis
MyOhMy said:
With deck keys like an ol' crone's teeth you've certainly given yourself a challenge but I do like your optimism and your point about a thick layer of grime offering a degree of protection is interesting.

Good luck! :thumbsup:
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They are a bit wonky aren’t they lol...without the trim holding them straight they bend relatively easily. So it’s easy to bend them straight again...no biggy at all.

As for the grime, you never know what’s underneath but I tend to favour the really rough looking ones on eBay because they’re so much cheaper. I’ve had plenty like this and they’re very often great underneath...so far it’s looking promising :-)

The back has scrubbed up really well :-)
 
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jimmyjimmy19702010

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Wow, another great score. I agree, the big Conion should clean up well. Isn’t it fantastic that thanks to the awesome members of this site, we now have access to replacement trims for these old girls. :rock:
 
Northerner

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Boomus Fidelis
jimmyjimmy19702010 said:
Wow, another great score. I agree, the big Conion should clean up well. Isn’t it fantastic that thanks to the awesome members of this site, we now have access to replacement trims for these old girls. :rock:
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Yeh I’m really grateful to Eric who sent them super quick :-)
 
Hurb

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What a score mate! Looks like a lot of work, but your skilled enough to get this one back to life! See you tomorrow!
 
Northerner

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Boomus Fidelis
Hurb said:
What a score mate! Looks like a lot of work, but your skilled enough to get this one back to life! See you tomorrow!
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Yep lots of work but well worth it. See you tomorrow! :-)
 
Radio raheem

Radio raheem

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Fantastic Si...and you already have the trims from Ccaution....Wow....i need a bottom trim to finish mine but i have no farking paypal to pay him, nice going bro :thumbsup:
 
Northerner

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Boomus Fidelis
It’s had it’s bath...of course :-) B0A8806B-EB9A-4E57-B494-DCF4DA01A531.jpeg

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Both decks being rebelted 7B0FE537-A76C-47BB-886E-AD3B058542ED.jpeg0CC5D8BD-9E76-4118-ABBF-D08960CF4D09.jpeg

Wonky teeth straightened lol823C9F2F-DD09-41E1-9C3A-90857594C355.jpeg

This 1981 penny fell out of it when I was taking it apart...got myself a new lucky coin, to help with the box hunting lol C6078A90-20E3-41BF-BE9D-3D8E55EB27FA.jpeg

This 1981 penny fell out of it when I was taking it apart...got myself a new lucky coin, to help with the box hunting lol C6078A90-20E3-41BF-BE9D-3D8E55EB27FA.jpeg

Also repainted the woofers and resprayed the grills. Reassembly mostly done. Hope to get it done and tested today :-)
 
Northerner

Northerner

Boomus Fidelis
Hurb said:
You picked up some speed there! Waiting to see the result :-)
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Yeh I don’t hang around, not with the good boxes, I can’t wait to get them clean and booming :-)
 
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