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Zenith 861 chassis restoration
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Just finished this chassis restoration. Lot of work  and I had to rewind the field coil and output trans.
[Image: http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o654...gypbqt.jpg[Image: http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o654...zdspmv.jpg[Image: http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o654...7r7c18.jpg[Image: http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o654...wkjwaz.jpg[Image: http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o654...fs2dpy.jpg[Image: http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o654...ltcbzb.jpg[Image: http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o654...l1tbxx.jpg[Image: http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o654...tlxbsx.jpg]  Getting there
[Image: http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o654...hrf8t6.jpg[Image: http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o654...54ysqe.jpg[Image: http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o654...ripyhi.jpg]  Done and playing good. Cabinet will be next.
[Image: http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o654...1vlkxl.jpg]  Thanks for looking.
#2

Very nice! That thing was pretty filthy and rusty, great to see it back from the dead.

Greg

"We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us."
#3

Very nice work Mike!  I like that vintage Zenith and your coil winder looks pretty nice too Icon_thumbup

John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
"illegitimis non carborundum"
#4

Thank you Wallace and John. The coil winder I made from scrap wood and an old drill and an old sewing machine I bought at the goodwill store a few years ago. It comes in handy.




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