Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: PaulKing on June 27, 2008, 12:04:24 pm
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Here the photos as I'm in the office today
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blower sent off and returning
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had to spray it silver didn't I
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high temp paint for Heat exchanger
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things coming together
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HE on, pump on, engine on. me off to pub!
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new temp telltale gauge
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checking covers fit
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just back from powder coating in VW reflex silver ( to match van)
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more bits
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different angles
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tail pipe shot ... for the perverts
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wheels on
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now start on the engine block
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rebuilding pull stat ( never use it but it there as a back up)
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fuel tank gromits and filter changed
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strip and clean carb
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engine coming together
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looking more like it
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nearly done
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filter box cover and electrics
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next
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teddy checks it out
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for comparison
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Top Secret R&D breeding program!
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Hey it's not fussy where it puts it steam discharge !
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Did the strip and rebuild over 5 Fridays in the office working on it 2-3 hours each day and one Saturday morning.
This was the first one into the UK and was adapted to get it through the CE regs, only difference is now after the rebuild is there is less wiring and no lights.
It's five years old and still running great so hopefully this will take it on for a bit more
Blower rebuild was just over £300 ( not broken just new seals and bearings so it will last, pump kit was £55 and did myself, Stripping & powder coating with a zinc primer was £220, £20 extra for metallic. Pressure gauge £15 New Kevlar belts £40, and from spares stock,new pressure valve, hoses( use old ones as on-van backup) tattletale gauge.
Would I do it again, defiantly not! But I learned a lot along the way
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no it's the first one john brought over it has a 12hp engine unlike the others
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Paul
Know what it like doing restorations done a few in the past one still on going this company dose some good bits http ://www.frost.co.uk/. Your powder coating cost a bit ott (bare metal should always have etch primer) would have added a one or two more colours. Looks the biz.
Len