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Posted 2 years ago

magcag01
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This is my 1950's Cavalier c-51 coke machine
I restored. Machine was completely tore down. Inside liner
was sandblasted then powder coated. Outside was soda blasted
then painted. Chrome parts were all redone. Refrigeration unit
repaired/rewired. The machine was done keeping as close
to original as possible.

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1. tommy1002, 2 years ago
   Very nice !! I debating a true-to-original resto on the cooler I just got. Someone put lock hasps on the doors, now there are a few screw holes needing attention and a few dents and dings
2. metalman, 2 years ago
   Very nice job magcag01!
3. pickrknows, 2 years ago
   Nice job magcag01! Did you do the resto yourself? LOOKS AWESOME!
4. magcag01, 2 years ago
   I had the inside liner blasted/powder coated by a powdercoater.
   I had the outer shell sodablasted, then painted by a body shop. Other
   than that i did it all myself. I fabricated a new base. Made a new door liner.
   Did some welding on it where needed. It helps having my own machine shop to reproduce parts. Basically, a lot of research and elbow grease to do one of these. But the satisfaction of saying I did that is great. Oh yeah, my bride helped
   quite a bit also. She's not afraid of getting her hands dirty.
5. pickrknows, 2 years ago
   You and your lovely bride did a great job! Thanks for sharing it with us!
6. ThriftStoreAddict, 2 years ago
   Very impressive
7. Dan, 2 years ago
   Awesome job Just picked one up looking forward to working on mine. This a first for me do you have any advise , or leads on where to aquire parts.
   
   Dan
8. magcag01, 2 years ago
   Dan, the best places I found for parts are Funtronics.com,
   and Soda Jerk Works.
9. magcag01, 2 years ago
   Dan, one thing that is very important and helpful is to take as many digital
   pictures as possible when taking the machine apart. Even take pics as you
   take something apart bit by bit. Makes assembly soooo much easier. Every part should be put in a ziploc bag and tagged(with bolts,nuts,etc.) I found this was the most important thing I did as it was 9 monthes later putting it back together.

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