Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby jab8356 on Sat Apr 20, 2013 8:49 pm

LarryC39 wrote:
Those visors aren't going in the trash, are they?


He is saving them for you Larry! :rotfl:
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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby JVC8230 on Sat Apr 20, 2013 8:51 pm

jab8356 wrote:Didn't you put new nipples in that 2 way cluster you did? :scratch:


No. They are original.
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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby JVC8230 on Sat Apr 20, 2013 8:54 pm

LarryC39 wrote: I can practically do surgery with my 3".


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4". MIne's bigger.

I will be using the visors for another Marb project that is getting a "facelift" eventually.
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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby LarryC39 on Sat Apr 20, 2013 10:34 pm

You need to get a 3". 4" is way too big to get inside a signal and do anything delicate.
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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby MarkIV on Sat Apr 20, 2013 11:21 pm

:drool: nice signal
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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby JVC8230 on Thu Sep 12, 2013 6:34 pm

UPDATE:

Everything is back from blasting and coating. Door pins are on order from McMaster-Carr. I started assembly today of the body castings. I also installed all the reflectors and connected the wiring.

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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby jab8356 on Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:00 pm

:drool: :drool: :drool:

That is going to be so sweet when it is done!!!

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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby SirMarbelot on Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:06 pm

Ho-lee mackerel! :shock:
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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby khardy on Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:29 pm

Hi Joe,

The Yellow on your light is very bright! :thumbsup: Think we would freak if we had something that colorful here.

Nice resto....

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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby mnence1 on Sat Sep 14, 2013 10:49 am

That's really looking good! :drool:

Looking forward to seeing the finished cluster.
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