My Dad has been holding onto this horn since his childhood. As the "story goes", he got it from a Rolls Royce (or some car) out of HIS dad's car dealership back in Scotland (we live in canada now). I guess this horn made it across with them when they came here ~30 years ago. It's been sitting in our garage for as long as I can remember (I'm 25).
I thought it would be cool to restore it for him for christmas, since he has always talked about it. Kind of a "mini overhaul". I was able to 'steal' it without him noticing (yet!). I've sent out all of the brass pieces, the horn and the rear portion with the stamping on it to have it re-brassed. I also have the motor out getting refurbed (Just took it to an reputable alternator place).
There are a few pieces of my "restoration" that are still missing that maybe some of you could have advice on.
1) The steel piece that the rotator rubbs against to make the "ahh ooo gahh" noise has worn down over the years of use. The gear that rubs it looks completely fine, but the actual diaphram with the rivet on it has worn out.
Is there any recommendation on what I could replace this with? I've attempted to buy other horns in the hopes that I could steal or use their diaphram / rivet, but that hasn't been helpful at all as they are really difficult to find. I really want to get it working espically after all the work of rebrassing it and whatnot. I was thinking of having the plate taken to a shop and having them weld a piece of metal onto it, then i could grind it down to make it work.. i'm totally stumped on this, and i could use some help!
Thanks guys.
Here are some pictures of before I sent it out for brass / refurb.
