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by **MarkIV** on Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:31 am

looks amazing. You schould do a you tube video on it :drool:

by **mnence1** on Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:12 pm

Powder coating really seems to be the way to go for that perfect finish. Looking forward to seeing this one completed!

by **EPAC-EPIC-MARC** on Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:20 am

Well...its all done!! Despite what you may see this restoration was far from perfection. The main issue for me was getting the doors to attach on the signal, which was a chore and probably shouldn't have been!! :Phil:

The powdercoater coated the hinges with paint (despite me saying watch them! :rob:

) which froze up and warped alot of them. I straightened out the best I could. I installed the visors but the city really butchered this light up with every single visor screw being a different size and multiple DT parts intermixed with D.

The visor screws will be drilled and retapped at a later date but for now its ok. I just want to light this thing up!!

Again, far from perfect...but meets my very lenient standards :crazy:

Pictures!

To start....here is the light the day I brought it home from Joe C's house

Fast forward a few weeks and we have......

It is 1AM so the signals in the back are in nighttime flashing mode which accounts for some signals yellow and others dark. The M can't see over his taller brother!

All it needs is some bulbs...otherwise it would be working now. All the connections are made to the cabinet.

Enjoy!!!

by **mcha9797** on Sun Jan 20, 2013 7:35 am

WOW!!! Nick, that looks awesome :thumbsup:

and it looks very nice on the stand that you made for it. Hard work pays off, GREAT JOB!!! :cool:

by **EPAC-EPIC-MARC** on Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:52 pm

Thanks!!

I think it turned out well!

Since everything was wired and ready, I bought 12 bulbs today to fire it up

And a view of where it stands among the rest of the family :cool:

And still plenty of room for quotes on the white board next DSM!! :rotfl:

by **jab8356** on Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:24 pm

It looks great Nick, but the top looks naked. Put the hanger on it!!!

by **EPAC-EPIC-MARC** on Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:33 pm

jab8356 wrote:It looks great Nick, but the top looks naked. Put the hanger on it!!!

I was thinking of a finial :Wink2:

First I need more cash in the traffic light fund! :crazy:

I'm one of those crazy guys that doesn't like using a hanger on a signal unless I have a cable coming out of it. In this case the cables are running through the pole

by **jab8356** on Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:47 pm

I was going to say a finial too, but figured your signal funds are tapped out right now after all this. I saw the hanger on the M 4 way so that's why I mentioned it.

by **jab8356** on Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:50 pm

Hey, I just noticed something...the acorn nuts were not black when you got it from Joe. Did you paint them? :shock:

by **EPAC-EPIC-MARC** on Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:18 pm

jab8356 wrote:Hey, I just noticed something...the acorn nuts were not black when you got it from Joe. Did you paint them?

I actually used a paint pen on the acorns! I seen another members 4 way with black acorn nuts on the yellow body and thought it was really sharp

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