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madeinenglang
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 Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:45 am Post subject: mamod sp5 Restoration |
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I have just got it today out of the box the boiler needs fixing the whistle bush is loose
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You have your work cut out there.   Good luck.
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I wish that they had not gone to the chrome fireboxes
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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the burner is on the way mate 
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madeinenglang
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| Les wrote: | | You have your work cut out there. Good luck. |
 its not going too bad 
I have taken it all apart the base
I have had the end cap off bush now fixed I have soldered both bushes just to be on the safe side
the boiler before
the boiler after a quick clean and soldered the end cap back on
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madeinenglang
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Mitch wrote: | | the burner is on the way mate |
Thank you
| Quote: | | Lots of corrosion there. |
there is I am not too sure as what to do with the side panels I have spoken to Phill at forest classics the side panels he thinks he can get some  |
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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You've got quite some work to do there But you're already off to a good start with the boiler.
| madeinenglang wrote: | | I am not too sure as what to do with the side panels I have spoken to Phill at forest classics the side panels he thinks he can get some |
Well, he told me that too, and send me the side panels for the new SP5, they will not fit.
I think the only way to get the side panels looking nice is painting them black, chroming is just so expensive 
I you like, you can check out my (failed) sp5 restoration here, somewhere in that topic there's also a comparioson image of the new and old SP5 sides.
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madeinenglang
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the base is looking better
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It is. Did you manage to salvage the stickers??
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madeinenglang
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| Les wrote: | | It is. Did you manage to salvage the stickers?? |
I did thanks for the kind comments |
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Great job so far.
Just goes to show almost anything can be restored and repaired with time and effort
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A bit more progress I have done the fire box the chrome was so bad there was no way to bring it back.
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