He is right. Not for the faint of heart

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He is right. Not for the faint of heart

Postby LarryK » Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:41 pm

Well, I guess you could model a grade crossing accident?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/KEY-IMPORTS-O- ... 2591&rt=nc

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Re: He is right. Not for the faint of heart

Postby E7 » Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:28 pm

Not the first time that has been on the auction. It was on a few weeks or so back and sold for (as best I can recall) between $600-$700. Not sure if this is the buyer from that auction or the original selller that ended up getting it back for whatever reason. Mandrake would have a tough time fixing that baby! Be interesting to see what happens the second time around.

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Re: He is right. Not for the faint of heart

Postby bob turner » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:50 pm

I would get a kick out of trying, but not for a $300 investment. Maybe $200 if the mechanism were guaranteed.

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Re: He is right. Not for the faint of heart

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Fri Jul 13, 2018 8:20 am

E7 wrote:Not the first time that has been on the auction. It was on a few weeks or so back and sold for (as best I can recall) between $600-$700. Not sure if this is the buyer from that auction or the original selller that ended up getting it back for whatever reason. Mandrake would have a tough time fixing that baby! Be interesting to see what happens the second time around.


Right in the description: "SECOND TIME AROUND - RE-LISTING DUE TO NON PAYMENT FROM ORIGINAL BIDDER"
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Re: He is right. Not for the faint of heart

Postby E7 » Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:35 am

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:Right in the description: "SECOND TIME AROUND - RE-LISTING DUE TO NON PAYMENT FROM ORIGINAL BIDDER"


Correct, but since I have absolutely NO intention of bidding on that piece of crap, I didn't care why the thing was relisted! :mrgreen:

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Re: He is right. Not for the faint of heart

Postby bob turner » Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:22 pm

Third time - I will bid $200. I bet my body working skills can make a credible nose. Did I tell you I made a cowl for my airplane out of flat sheets? Still looks good 50 years later.

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Re: He is right. Not for the faint of heart

Postby E7 » Sat Jul 14, 2018 12:17 am

Guessing there won't be a third auction, and the second is already above your 2 C notes. The B unit is probably worth that on it's own.

Here is the FIRST auction.....ended at $716, but the winning bidder bailed!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/332685491581 ... 675.l10137

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Re: He is right. Not for the faint of heart

Postby De Bruin » Sat Jul 14, 2018 12:58 am

I seriously considered going for this. Sadly I've had to work out stuff like this before, multiple times though not quite to this level of severity using a specifically shaped hard wood back form and light fiber mallet, takes patience and you still have to cut out and putty/bondo any really hard folds/creases regardless, but that's the kind of tedium I perversely enjoy. I thought here if they're typical Key stuff with regard to the chassis and drive quality that it was worth it anyway.

I hope someone here does snag this and post his work.
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