CA Twinsonic restore and rebuild

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SaschaUE

Member
Sep 25, 2010
188
Germany, Hamburg
after a long time i finish my CTS


every single screw is restored, some new and some restored.


all black base parts are powder coated


all yellow parts are regalanized.


the domes are wet sanded and polished


all stainless steel parts polished


the power cable is self made


new FRONT sticker


here a few pic´s of the rebuild

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ryan

ryan

Member
May 20, 2010
2,996
Massillon, Ohio
I will honestly say that because you live in an area that is still legal to cadmuim plate...Your bar along with the parts I sent over rivals one of Eric's primo restorations. The bulb holders are even almost shiny!!!
 
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ERIC6913

Member
May 29, 2010
3,621
California
ryan said:
I will honestly say that because you live in an area that is still legal to cadmuim plate...Your bar along with the parts I sent over rivals one of Eric's primo restorations. The bulb holders are even almost shiny!!!
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yes, i must agree ryan. i have a "bag" of tricks up my sleeve though, just wait a couple weeks....he he he he
 
JennyCop

JennyCop

Member
Jan 19, 2012
2,021
Sunny Arizona
That there is a true work of art! Beautiful simply beautiful! :hail: Looks better than new! Omg! Great job on this! The CTS is one of my top three favorite lightbars. How did you get the bulb holders so clean and shiny? I'd love to get mine like that! Whats regalanized mean? Whats cadmuim plate?
 
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SaschaUE

Member
Sep 25, 2010
188
Germany, Hamburg
thanks all of you :)


ohh sorry i mean regalvanized


the old mirror holder and flasher/steady holder are original galvanized ( thats the yellow colour you see )


this is in the usa not allowed, ( in 1970 yes but today not ) but in germany it is still allowed. so i use no paint to get the yellow colour i regalvanized the parts
 
JennyCop

JennyCop

Member
Jan 19, 2012
2,021
Sunny Arizona
Regalanized or regalvanized I didnt know what that was, so thank you for explaining it to me, I really appreciate it. :yes: Also thanks for the info on how to get my bulb holders that way! :thumbsup:
 
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ERIC6913

Member
May 29, 2010
3,621
California
JennyCop said:
Regalanized or regalvanized I didnt know what that was, so thank you for explaining it to me, I really appreciate it. :yes: Also thanks for the info on how to get my bulb holders that way! :thumbsup:
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What Sascha meant Jenny, is Cadmium plating. Which are the gold looking parts. This is a special thin metal coating process which prevents corrosion. This is one of the main reasons old metal parts are still nice even years later.
 
ex416

ex416

Member
Apr 28, 2011
1,021
West Central Wisconsin
ERIC6913 said:
really?......here are a few!
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sorry about that Eric. i guess i should have said (one of the few) shiniest restored twinsonics i have seen. the clear CTS looks quite unique. do you know of any depts that ran w/clear CTSs?
 
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ERIC6913

Member
May 29, 2010
3,621
California
Sascha! Sie laeuft falsch. Die rkl's muessen andersrum drehen! Wechsel die Ketten am Getriebe und dann wird es richtig sein. MFG Eric
 
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crzycop

crzycop

Member
Jun 2, 2010
38
Modesto, CA
ERIC6913 said:
Sorry Sascha, didn't mean to hi-jack your thread! As far as i know no dept. ran clear CTSs'.
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Not sure what agency it was but there is a piece of fire aparatus up here at an equipment yard up here in Modesto that has a clear CTS on it..... I have tried for several years to buy it (the bar) from him, even buy and replace with another bar but he wont budge GRRRR
 
Zapp Brannigan

Zapp Brannigan

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May 23, 2010
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Beautiful, nice job!!!!
 
Crown_Vics

Crown_Vics

Member
Aug 30, 2010
376
Southern Arizona
This is what i call a true restoration! Great job!

crzycop said:
Not sure what agency it was but there is a piece of fire aparatus up here at an equipment yard up here in Modesto that has a clear CTS on it..... I have tried for several years to buy it (the bar) from him, even buy and replace with another bar but he wont budge GRRRR
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I'd like to see pictures of this rig especially the bar! I'm sure you can at least get some pictures for us right?
 
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