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« on: February 12, 2014, 04:42:23 pm » |
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I finally finished assembly of my Hires 55. Dean the body man and painter did an outstanding job on it and makes it really stand out. The powder coating was done by a fellow member and the new parts were purchased from Soda Jerk Works and Funtronics. I restored the condensing unit and did the assembly work and without the work of the previous folks it would not have turned out as nice as it did.
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Cavalier 27
Jacobs 26
Ideal 55 Hires root beer, 7-Up restored
Ideal 55 Pepsi, Barqs original
Double cola,Squirt,Nesbitts,Canada Dry on deck
3 Westy 60's
3 Westy 78's
Cav 72 original
S&S 1400 WD2 Pepsi
Stoner Junior
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« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2014, 04:54:25 pm » |
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Very Nice Ken ! ! !
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« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2014, 04:57:05 pm » |
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Wow Ken, it looks great!!!
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« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2014, 05:12:10 pm » |
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Cavalier 27
Jacobs 26
Ideal 55 Hires root beer, 7-Up restored
Ideal 55 Pepsi, Barqs original
Double cola,Squirt,Nesbitts,Canada Dry on deck
3 Westy 60's
3 Westy 78's
Cav 72 original
S&S 1400 WD2 Pepsi
Stoner Junior
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« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2014, 05:19:06 pm » |
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My six cents, Jim |
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« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2014, 06:15:18 pm » |
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Looks awesome Ken. I have one of these in the queue. Graphics look great. All painted? Did you get specific colors or just match
as close as possible?
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« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2014, 06:23:40 pm » |
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Look's great! Good job!  |
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« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2014, 06:33:04 pm » |
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LOOKS GREAT KEN!
I loves Hires stuff.
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« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2014, 06:39:54 pm » |
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Great job. Thanks for the inspiration.
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« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2014, 06:54:59 pm » |
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Great job, like the Hines machine
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« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2014, 07:47:29 pm » |
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looks good Ken |
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Slider-Bob
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« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2014, 08:14:27 pm » |
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Ken...looks great!
OK...i'll give the details/credit/background....
Johnie G once owned this Hires slider originally, who sold it to Kilroy, who sold it to me, who then sold it to Ken for the magic to happen!
I met Dean (the Hires painter) in Cleveland via ebay who I bought a few 35's from. He owns a body shop and does incredible work! Dean did an awesome paint job...top notch!
Ken, Dean and I soon become even better friends, and many restorations have taken place since our initial meeting! Dean just finished painting my embossed orange crush 55 which Ken is restoring/reassembling for me. Can't wait to see it!
Dave Wojcik did an awesome job blasting and powder coating the tub for Ken. Top notch work!
I currently own another embossed Hires slider that I traded for from Detroit Dave...I can only hope it turns out this nice when Dean/Ken are done with it! I've got a few more machines in the hopper, but will eventually look great...I hope!!!
Congrats Ken!
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« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2014, 08:31:45 pm » |
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here is an original pic of it.
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« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2014, 08:38:23 pm » |
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original side loading door.
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« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2014, 08:50:24 pm » |
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Very nice! Really neat to see a rare off brand get restored, plus a cool story of ownership
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« Reply #15 on: February 12, 2014, 09:00:36 pm » |
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Looks awesome. Congrats!
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I blew it all at the penny arcade.
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« Reply #16 on: February 12, 2014, 09:29:46 pm » |
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close up in process
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« Reply #17 on: February 12, 2014, 09:35:34 pm » |
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Looks great, congrats
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« Reply #18 on: February 12, 2014, 09:36:52 pm » |
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kens hires, bobs coke
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« Reply #19 on: February 12, 2014, 10:18:00 pm » |
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Wow... the lettering is awesome... All done by hand? Great job!  |
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Eric
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« Reply #20 on: February 12, 2014, 10:34:11 pm » |
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Wow looks amazing, is the lid just highly polished SS or was it chromed ?
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« Reply #21 on: February 13, 2014, 08:16:39 am » |
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Looking good Ken. I'll let you know if I see any of the others brands you still need. Thanks again for the help with my compressor. |
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« Reply #22 on: February 13, 2014, 09:02:27 am » |
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Looks terrific Ken!
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« Reply #23 on: February 13, 2014, 09:04:32 am » |
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Wow... the lettering is awesome... All done by hand? Great job! I agree, very well done. |
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« Reply #24 on: February 13, 2014, 01:11:47 pm » |
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Great job. The Hires is a great looking slider. Nice painting on the letters. |
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« Reply #25 on: February 13, 2014, 05:16:56 pm » |
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Thanks for the compliments everyone, I guess I have a couple questions to answer. Dean the painter had total control on color and graphics. The logo's are custom made then clear coated over several times so it's hard to tell they are decals. The lid is stainless and was purchased from Funtronics, I peeled the protective plastic off it a few minutes before taking the pics and didn't even wipe the lid down. The best part of this is my wife has picked out a place in the kitchen for it so it will be moving in tomorrow when my son is home to help me move it.
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Cavalier 27
Jacobs 26
Ideal 55 Hires root beer, 7-Up restored
Ideal 55 Pepsi, Barqs original
Double cola,Squirt,Nesbitts,Canada Dry on deck
3 Westy 60's
3 Westy 78's
Cav 72 original
S&S 1400 WD2 Pepsi
Stoner Junior
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« Reply #26 on: February 15, 2014, 12:30:34 am » |
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Very, very nice Ken! Looks incredible. Also, I can't believe the wife let you have it in the kitchen. I haven't been able to get one in the house yet.
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« Reply #27 on: February 15, 2014, 08:25:34 am » |
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Ken awesome looking machine . Thanks for posting pics they give us all hope LOL.
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« Reply #28 on: February 15, 2014, 11:07:29 am » |
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Could you please ask him what font was used for “ROOT BEER ” “BARKS”... I like how the leg on the R and K drops down... would like to find that font. Tell him Great job on the graphics! Top Notch! thanks |
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« Reply #29 on: February 15, 2014, 09:06:25 pm » |
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awesome job
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« Reply #30 on: February 17, 2014, 10:38:13 am » |
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Looks great Ken!  Tim |
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« Reply #31 on: February 17, 2014, 11:22:38 am » |
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Amazing job !!  |
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« Reply #32 on: February 17, 2014, 07:54:46 pm » |
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Could you please ask him what font was used for “ROOT BEER ” “BARKS”... I like how the leg on the R and K drops down... would like to find that font. Tell him Great job on the graphics! Top Notch! thanks He literally had the original graphics scanned from the front of the machine so whatever the font was it was original to the machine. I'm pretty sure he had an extra set made and his decal guy saved the artwork. I can contact him if you need a set made. |
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Jacobs 26
Ideal 55 Hires root beer, 7-Up restored
Ideal 55 Pepsi, Barqs original
Double cola,Squirt,Nesbitts,Canada Dry on deck
3 Westy 60's
3 Westy 78's
Cav 72 original
S&S 1400 WD2 Pepsi
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« Reply #33 on: February 17, 2014, 08:04:00 pm » |
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That's alright I thought if it was a full true type font family it would be good to have... Sounds like he scanned and built a vector file... thanks though
for asking... that would be a great file to keep handy if another one pops up!
Thanks again!
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« Reply #34 on: February 17, 2014, 08:35:57 pm » |
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Ken,
I'm going to restore my hires one day, so I will contact Dean for the extra set of decals you mentioned. He'll be painting it just like yours...
I love it!
Thanks.
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« Reply #35 on: February 17, 2014, 09:23:16 pm » |
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Sweet! love the way the stainless steel door is polished to a mirror finish!
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