(10/17 update. Since posts are limited to 20 photos I deleted all the old and reposted with new. Text is all the same but adding a couple of short videos too).
Sold an amber Twinsonic a while back because they don't speak to me as much as some other bars. As time went by, they grew on me a bit (probably because of The Blues Brothers). Had my eye on this one for over a month but finally decided it has a home with me.
I thought this was a 12X but one of the tags says 12. I can't see the numbers on the motor but it is an earlier oval one. I am using the other endcap as a screw tray so I am not able to look at the tag to see if they match yet.
The whole bar needs a deep cleaning. It was in worse shape inside then I expected but my plan was to tear it down anyway. Someone was grease happy and that gummed it up enough to not rotate. Everything else is filthy or greasy.
The only damage is to the back of the speaker cover. Not as bad as it looks but still a decent dent. I hope to be able to get it back to at least 90% but no hurry.
Not doing a full restoration, just a deep cleaning and degreasing.
First attempt at firing up.
Running after cleaned up.
I took it apart and did a lot of scrubbing. Lots of soap and engine degreaser. Gave the moving metal to metal (and brass) parts a light swab of grease and put some white lithium on the gearcage gears. I don't see myself refurbishing the internal parts/plates so I didnt get evertyhing spotless. One of the bulb bases was pretty good under the gunk but the other has pitting suttch. All rotating parts now move freely. I am getting some occasional chain noise so I might just try and soak off all the grease and go from there. Used up all of my degreaser on the frame and parts so I need to get more.
It's mostly back together at the moment to run for a bit. Not sure what else I am going to do to it other then reassemble.
It does appear to be an early model and had a speaker installed at some point. I presume it was an FD/PD bar but domes were replaced. Did the bulb holders stay the same throughout the run or did this ever have the skinnier holders?
Sold an amber Twinsonic a while back because they don't speak to me as much as some other bars. As time went by, they grew on me a bit (probably because of The Blues Brothers). Had my eye on this one for over a month but finally decided it has a home with me.
I thought this was a 12X but one of the tags says 12. I can't see the numbers on the motor but it is an earlier oval one. I am using the other endcap as a screw tray so I am not able to look at the tag to see if they match yet.
The whole bar needs a deep cleaning. It was in worse shape inside then I expected but my plan was to tear it down anyway. Someone was grease happy and that gummed it up enough to not rotate. Everything else is filthy or greasy.
The only damage is to the back of the speaker cover. Not as bad as it looks but still a decent dent. I hope to be able to get it back to at least 90% but no hurry.
Not doing a full restoration, just a deep cleaning and degreasing.
First attempt at firing up.
Running after cleaned up.
I took it apart and did a lot of scrubbing. Lots of soap and engine degreaser. Gave the moving metal to metal (and brass) parts a light swab of grease and put some white lithium on the gearcage gears. I don't see myself refurbishing the internal parts/plates so I didnt get evertyhing spotless. One of the bulb bases was pretty good under the gunk but the other has pitting suttch. All rotating parts now move freely. I am getting some occasional chain noise so I might just try and soak off all the grease and go from there. Used up all of my degreaser on the frame and parts so I need to get more.
It's mostly back together at the moment to run for a bit. Not sure what else I am going to do to it other then reassemble.
It does appear to be an early model and had a speaker installed at some point. I presume it was an FD/PD bar but domes were replaced. Did the bulb holders stay the same throughout the run or did this ever have the skinnier holders?
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