The infamous pink Thunderbolt restore thread

[dilloncarpenter]

I never expected the standpipe to take the weight of the siren + blower like that!

I think the Thunderbolt is self-supporting up to 10 feet.

[Jim Z]

I never expected the standpipe to take the weight of the siren + blower like that!

I think the Thunderbolt is self-supporting up to 10 feet.

right, but that's of the siren head and rotator. I can't see the photos, but it sounds like he's saying the standpipe was somehow holding up the entire thing, blower assembly and all.

[dilloncarpenter]

Maybe he was talking about one of these:



I wouldn't be surprised if it could hold up the entire siren. That pipe's metal is real thick.

[Jim Z]

got it. that's impressive. I'm assuming the standpipe is schedule 40 steel, if so a 1/4" wall thickness should be pretty damn strong.

[t-bolt82]

Great pics! Cant wait to see when you've got it finished!

[weasel2htm]

Maybe he was talking about one of these:

I wouldn't be surprised if it could hold up the entire siren. That pipe's metal is real thick.

That is what I was talking about, I know that pipe is heavy duty, but so is that blower!

[Ziginox]

How about like one of these?

I like that rainbow one, reminds me of lifesavers (pun intended.)

People collect pretty much anything nowadays from fans and sirens to light bulbs and outdated computers.

You've caught me on that last one...

I guess you could say I collect Mustangs as well lol. I have 3 of them and would love more if I had the money

That's my kind of collection

[MysteryMachine]

added more pics of the tear down so far.

[Allertor113]

Wow, a single tone rotor! how much did you pay? and how bad is that bearing?

[TimeAttack]

Wait, this 1003 was single tone?! O_O

I wish we had recordings of 1003 in single tone!