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Re: Hello again (T1000A restoration)
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2025 4:40 am
by tachi88
tachi88 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 4:37 am
Andresplazm wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 1:58 am
tachi88 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 4:28 am
Update.
I cleaned up the chopper, prepped for some corrosion control. I have lock washers on order.
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I was able to recover the projector and the control box from the museum... Sadly it seems like the rotator was misplaced, potentially scrapped... So now I need to see if I can find a replacement, or find the exact specs to build a new one. Thankfully I have access to a full machine shop, however, I would need to have some sort of reference to go off of to rebuild it.
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Wait your control box and projector was at a museum?!
Edit: where is the blower?
Yeah, at the time I picked it up I was living in an apartment with my mom. Didn't have the space, or know how to work on it. Originally I worked out a deal that I could use one of the restoration hangers at the Air and Space Museum if I agreed to donate it, dropped off the rotator, control box and projector with them. I kept the chopper / chopper housing at my house for restoration... Kinda lost touch years later.
I was 20 when I picked this thing up... Wasn't fully thinking things through. In hindsight I should have reassembled the rotator and painted it yellow, it would have likely been saved if I did. That's literally how the control box and projector were saved, because people knew what they were merely from color alone...
The blower was way too big for me to recover at the time, so I left it with the pile of other sirens.
Re: Hello again (T1000A restoration)
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2025 12:52 am
by HDN
You'd need quite a bit of juice to run a Thunderbolt blower anyway. I'd think there'd be suitable, less power-hungry alternatives available now.
Re: Hello again (T1000A restoration)
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2025 4:49 am
by tachi88
Did a full clean up and ready for paint prep

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Re: Hello again (T1000A restoration)
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2025 8:33 pm
by tachi88
HDN wrote: ↑Sat Apr 12, 2025 12:52 am
You'd need quite a bit of juice to run a Thunderbolt blower anyway. I'd think there'd be suitable, less power-hungry alternatives available now.
I am still kinda in the market for one anyway? But would like to look into alternatives for something a little more suitable. I am wanting to do something a little more plug and play for the museum for ease sake. We'll cross that bridge when it comes. Still need to fully replace the rotator...
Re: Hello again (T1000A restoration)
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2025 9:01 pm
by tboltsiren599
tachi88 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 26, 2025 8:33 pm
HDN wrote: ↑Sat Apr 12, 2025 12:52 am
You'd need quite a bit of juice to run a Thunderbolt blower anyway. I'd think there'd be suitable, less power-hungry alternatives available now.
I am still kinda in the market for one anyway? But would like to look into alternatives for something a little more suitable. I am wanting to do something a little more plug and play for the museum for ease sake. We'll cross that bridge when it comes. Still need to fully replace the rotator...
With the rotator missing, is the ID tag gone along with it?
Re: Hello again (T1000A restoration)
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2025 10:30 pm
by tachi88
tboltsiren599 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 26, 2025 9:01 pm
tachi88 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 26, 2025 8:33 pm
HDN wrote: ↑Sat Apr 12, 2025 12:52 am
You'd need quite a bit of juice to run a Thunderbolt blower anyway. I'd think there'd be suitable, less power-hungry alternatives available now.
I am still kinda in the market for one anyway? But would like to look into alternatives for something a little more suitable. I am wanting to do something a little more plug and play for the museum for ease sake. We'll cross that bridge when it comes. Still need to fully replace the rotator...
With the rotator missing, is the ID tag gone along with it?
No, thankfully I removed that prior to prepping the sheet metal for stripping / priming. Since I never got around to painting it, the tag has been in my tool box this whole time

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Re: Hello again (T1000A restoration)
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2025 10:36 pm
by tboltsiren599
tachi88 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 26, 2025 10:30 pm
tboltsiren599 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 26, 2025 9:01 pm
tachi88 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 26, 2025 8:33 pm
I am still kinda in the market for one anyway? But would like to look into alternatives for something a little more suitable. I am wanting to do something a little more plug and play for the museum for ease sake. We'll cross that bridge when it comes. Still need to fully replace the rotator...
With the rotator missing, is the ID tag gone along with it?
No, thankfully I removed that prior to prepping the sheet metal for stripping / priming
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Thats awesome! If you'd want a new one made, I'll link you to this:
https://rescuemarket.com/shop/ols/produ ... iren-badge . I've gotten a few tags from him and they're amazing and very accurate. Also, off topic, but I sent you a friend request on Facebook if you'd wanna talk more or if you need help with anything

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Re: Hello again (T1000A restoration)
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:47 pm
by Andresplazm
tboltsiren599 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 26, 2025 10:36 pm
tachi88 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 26, 2025 10:30 pm
tboltsiren599 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 26, 2025 9:01 pm
With the rotator missing, is the ID tag gone along with it?
No, thankfully I removed that prior to prepping the sheet metal for stripping / priming
5777033963_ca38183039_o.jpg
Thats awesome! If you'd want a new one made, I'll link you to this:
https://rescuemarket.com/shop/ols/produ ... iren-badge . I've gotten a few tags from him and they're amazing and very accurate. Also, off topic, but I sent you a friend request on Facebook if you'd wanna talk more or if you need help with anything

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I was looking for one for my SD10 shroud tysm!