The ultimate dual 500 "rising from the ashes" build

[grapplesaw]

Here are some boots I am starting to use on the power caps

 

[laatsch55]

That twin beam is nice design. Did you say it had two different hoists in the bridge?

Yep. With one bridge having twin 5's on the lower edge.

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

Here are some boots I am starting to use on the power caps

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That's thinking outside the box. I like......

 

[grapplesaw]

Dual500 on eBay. Someone here should buy it.

Item # 371531617009

 

[fitz43]

It will be interesting to see what it fetches....

 

[grapplesaw]

An other day and an other $130 into this project. I got custom color enamel to match the original chassis color and sheen. Had it put in 8 spray cans, so I'm good for life now.

WTF was I thinking?????

 

[laatsch55]

I can't read your mind, so tell US!!

 

[grapplesaw]

I can't read your mind, so tell US!!

Well one can filled with custom enamel paint was $45 with a bunch left over so I said put it all in cans and got the bill when I picked up of $115 plus taxes. So 8 cans are done at $14.50 or so eaach

i guess I will Ebay them as special phase linear chassis paint..

 

[laatsch55]

There ya go!!

 

[grapplesaw]

Have been super busy and no time for the project. I got some time today to try out my new paint.
Here is what it looks like




Here are are a few shots

 

[laatsch55]

Lookin good Glen....nice wiring.....

 

[Northwinds]

Heck yeah, moving right along!!!

 

[grapplesaw]

Lookin good Glen....nice wiring.....

Thanks Lee
The original wiring was a disaster. The sound path will have all new wiring in #12 mostly.

The the paint was more prep work than I wanted but is always the case. After preping the parts and coating once I had to bring out the air powered orbital sander.

 

[grapplesaw]

Decided to test the assembled so I can best reroute the wires. Not much room here.

 

[grapplesaw]

Here is what it looks like so far.

 

[laatsch55]

Quite the maze of wires, gonna be a shrp lookin unit when you"re done....

 

[grapplesaw]

there apre two large yellow caps I the high frequency circuit that do not belong. As this was probable a prototype have no idea why they are there anyone got a idea, Ed?.

 

[grapplesaw]

there apre two large yellow caps I the high frequency circuit that do not belong. As this was probable a prototype have no idea why they are there anyone got a idea, Ed?.

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here is another shot

 

[laatsch55]

There were a lot of those "undocumented" changes....

 

[laatsch55]

So, thoose caps could be "undocumented aliens"...