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Owner:
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Rob Kinas |
| Email |
robkinas@ctinet.net |
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Cavalier CS-96-A |
| Original Condition |
Poor - Major Rust, dents,etc |
| Original Purchase Price |
$40.00 + $850.00 for parts |
| Where Found? |
Found this machine at a local car swap
meet. Spent its life in an auto body shop |
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Disassembly
Most screws needed to be drilled out and rethreaded, as they
> were rusted solid. Bottle door was warped shut and people
had tried to pry > it open causing many little dents. With
time I finally got it freed.
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Sanding Striping
Machine had been sandblasted years before I bought it, and
sprayed with quality epoxy primer. But had sat out since then.
I re-sanblasted the areas that needed it.
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BodyWork
All rusted sections were cut out and new welded in. In a
couple of areas where this wasn't practical I used fiberglass
to fill in some tiny holes.
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MetalWork
Evercoat Lightweight body filler. Wiped down with metal
etch (osfo). Wiped down with thinner (wash grade). And tack
ragged before shooting.
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Painting
Painting -- Nason epoxy primer (red)two coats. Countless
surfacer coats > (this machine was extremely wavey). Final
guide coat in contrasting color. Used napa generic brand surfacers.
Sanded to 800 grit and used Sherwin williams Genesis Paint
for the color coats. Got a super deal on this stuff at a local
show (otherwise way to expensive, $260 for a gallon with hardner).
Only had to color sand the white on one side as I had multiple
runs and sags in one area. Red turned out nice with moderate
orange peel, but not bad enough to need sanding.
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EmbossingDecals
Used decals aquired from funtronics. All worked very well.
But front decal was very difficult to put on.
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Rubber
Rubber -- All these items were also purchased from funtronics.
The main gasket is to stiff to fit great so I added another
gasket to the center of it. Luckily all items I needed are
reproduced.
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Replating
None needed. But one day I might have the toe panel plated.
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CoinMech
Decided not to use a coin mechinism.
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Cooling System
Bought a complete unit off ebay, that cools great. Had to
do some work to get it fit my machine. I believe it was out
of a cavalier 64.
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Electrical
Only rewired from the hot leads off the compressor.
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Other
Had to fabricate a door liner and port assembly. Added lights
to the port assembly, since I have always liked the light
up machines.
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