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mamod sp5 Restoration
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:45 am    Post subject: mamod sp5 Restoration Reply with quote
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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PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I wish that they had not gone to the chrome fireboxes
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lots of corrosion there.

Still, it will look all the better when finished.  
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
the burner is on the way mate
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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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PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mitch wrote:
the burner is on the way mate


Thank you  
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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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PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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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PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
the base is looking better

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It is. Did you manage to salvage the stickers??
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
looks good already!
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Very good progress.
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It is. Did you manage to salvage the stickers??


I did    thanks for the kind comments
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great job so far.

Just goes to show almost anything can be restored and repaired with time and effort  
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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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