jholmgren
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« on: April 17, 2015, 08:53:43 pm » |
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Turned a corner tonight - the 44 is starting to go back together. I replaced the insulation and got the tub and breaker strips back in tonight. Before: ![](http://littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=10186&g2_serialNumber=3) New Insulation: ![](http://littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=10195&g2_serialNumber=2) After: ![](http://littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=10192&g2_serialNumber=3) Tub in place with breaker strips: ![](http://littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=10183&g2_serialNumber=3)
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Embossed Coke Ideal 55 Slider VMC-44 Vendo V-80 Westinghouse WE-6
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« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2015, 08:58:05 pm » |
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Looks great so far.
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Ideal 35 RC v 23 deluxe v 39 c 96 c 55 e C 51 g C 72 C96 V 27 Westinghouse JR ice chest Westinghouse standard ice chest Westinghouse master ice chest early model Stoner jr. Stoner theaters Thanks Jeff
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« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2015, 10:34:04 pm » |
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Great job.
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Cavalier C1-55D Cavalier C2-55E Westinghouse WB126-B6-D (daily driver) Vendo 39
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Victor
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« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2015, 09:05:27 am » |
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How did you refinish the tub inside, paint or powder coat. Looks good Thanks
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jholmgren
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« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2015, 11:14:00 am » |
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How did you refinish the tub inside, paint or powder coat. Looks good Thanks
Hi Victor, Sanded, primed inside and out and then hit the inside with a fairly light coat of silver spray to give it a clean look. Would love to have it powder coated, but that's not in the budget for this time. Jim
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Embossed Coke Ideal 55 Slider VMC-44 Vendo V-80 Westinghouse WE-6
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« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2015, 01:33:13 pm » |
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Jim, looking awesome! love seeing the progress as it comes together, keep em coming
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jholmgren
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« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2015, 02:21:56 pm » |
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Jim, looking awesome! love seeing the progress as it comes together, keep em coming
Thanks Lonny! If one more bloody thing around this house breaks, I may have to sell it just to pay repair bills! ![veryangry](http://soda-machines.com/discussions/Smileys/smc/veryangry.gif) Today trying to get the riding mower out of hibernation and it won't start and now my son's (... really my) SUV threw a "brake failure, pull over safely" message as he pulled into the driveway. <SIGH> I just wanted a nice quiet weekend.
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2015, 08:39:17 pm » |
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Sorry to hear your day sucks !! If I lived closer I'd take care of the rider for ya Most likely dirty gas or weak spark drain the carb add new gas & clean plug re gap use a quick shot of starting fluid
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Glascock Counter Top VMC 81 7Up Vendo-110-81D-V-56 V-23 Jacobs Pepsi-56 Stoner Cookie &5 Pull Pastry& 180 Candy Kelvinator FS-51(Canada) Cavalier's C-55-E-C-55-D Selmix Sprite Selmix Pepsi on Draugh
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jholmgren
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« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2015, 06:31:48 pm » |
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Sorry to hear your day sucks !! If I lived closer I'd take care of the rider for ya Most likely dirty gas or weak spark drain the carb add new gas & clean plug re gap use a quick shot of starting fluid Thanks Leonard - I've been troubleshooting the darn thing most of the day. It's an electrical/switch issue (Toro Timecutter riding mower) somewhere - still chasing the gremlin but I'll get it.
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jholmgren
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« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2015, 06:34:33 pm » |
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Interior is back together, so it is almost done! Just need to finish up the main and coin doors and put 'em back together. Before: ![](http://littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9856&g2_serialNumber=1) After: (it's allowed in the house now) ![](http://littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=10207&g2_serialNumber=5) Many more pics on my website: http://littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=9846Jim
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« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2015, 11:41:25 am » |
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nice!, hey Jim what did you use to get the rack clean?
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« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2015, 01:58:51 pm » |
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Thanks Lonny, I used Simple Green (...a lot of Simple Green) with a non-scratch (blue) scrub pad for the basic 'de-gunking' and followed that with some 120 grit sandpaper to remove some of the stains and give the surface a key... then a light coat of an acid-etch primer and rustoleum hammertone spray as a topcoat. Here it is before and after with the door attached. The outside is still original, I hit it with some SG to clean the worst of it, Flitz to remove some of the oxidized paint and then a light coat of cleaner-wax. The concept was to leave the outside intact as it is a nice original that shows decently but get the inside clean, arrest any rust and make it safe to use. Before: ![](http://www.littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9850&g2_serialNumber=1) After: ![](http://littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=10238&g2_serialNumber=2) Jim
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« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2015, 06:47:21 pm » |
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Awesome, I'm impressed man, gonna use your method on the inside parts to the pepsi 81 I'm doing, thanks for the tips,
I think it's great that you kept the outside original too
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jholmgren
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« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2015, 10:16:03 pm » |
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It's all done guys! ![drinking](http://soda-machines.com/discussions/Smileys/smc/drinking.gif) Had to finish a few touches tonight. Somehow after all the parts and pieces I disassembled, I lost the hinge pins ![veryangry](http://soda-machines.com/discussions/Smileys/smc/veryangry.gif) I lost not one other nut or bolt. A trip to the Home Despot for a piece of 3/8" steel rod and a few minutes with my angle grinder and I've got 2 new hinge pins. Also had to make some minor door latch adjustments and install the plexiglass shims I made. I loaded it up with a case of 8oz Cokes and fired it up. Went from 78* at 8:30 pm to 32* at 11:00 pm tonight when I got back home. Runs smooth and quiet. I am one happy camper. Thanks all for putting up with my endless updates on this, it was a lot of fun. I have all of the photos I took on my website if anyone wants to check them out. http://littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=9846Here are some final pics: ![](http://www.littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=10241&g2_serialNumber=1) ![](http://littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=10239&g2_serialNumber=1) ![](http://www.littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=10245&g2_serialNumber=1) ![](http://www.littlebluespitfire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=10243&g2_serialNumber=1)
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« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2015, 11:22:55 pm » |
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Really great job Jim, you got a lot of stuff done on that machine and the real gem was that you documented everything for the future here on SMC. Now it's time to enjoy it! I had a similar condition V44 a few years back and sold it as soon as I was done with the refurb, wish I held on to that one a little longer, they are such cool machines.
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