RUSH 2049 Resurrection

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bobbyb13:
Well, the beast dried enough to con my son into helping me get it up into the loft but I am having issues with uploading pics!

I like the idea of yin and yang here so it will stay white (even though you won't see hardly any of it if I ever get side art.)

So many of the components were rusty and nasty that I am cleaning everything up as much as I can first.

The transformer got a bit wet so figured it needed a little wire brushing and some Boeshield to see if I can slow/reverse the deterioration.

Pedal cluster got the same kind of treatment.
A bit of Kaboom on a toothbrush to spiff up the wires, wire brush and scotchbrite for rusty metal bits and then Boeshield for bare metal, lithium grease for the springs hiding inside pipes for the brake and clutch pedals and Sil-Glyde for pot gears.

Happily the harness looks pretty good. Only a little drama on the loom that feeds the marquee stack really, but easy to mend the 2 wires that were chewed up.

Been so long since I had time to work on this that I had forgotten the state of it all really.

A little measuring and a few holes drilled and the pedal cluster went in quite nicely.

The other happy thing is that the cage and its contents look ok.
So much of the wood was damaged that I assumed that everything inside would be hammered, but rather be lucky than good.

I had forgotten also that I bought a new PSU for it (the other looked so waterlogged that I didn't dare try it) but it wasn't exactly the same one, so I created the proper harness to plug into the main loom for the machine.
I'll need to dig up the pinout and make sure I got everything in the right spot before I fire it up.

Spent some time trying to get the monitor hung but it seems like the holes that I had transferred from the old panel are off about 3/8" and it is making stuff not fit together well so tomorrow hopefully I can get time to redrill for the monitor frame mounts and have another go- for like the 7th time!

If I can sort these few things out maybe I can get it lit up tomorrow and see if it is actually still alive in there.

Zebidee:
Kaboom... there was supposed to be an "Earth shattering" KABOOM!

I feel nervous seeing the wire brush and ISO transformer in the same shot - you know to not use that on the wire windings yes?

As always, love your work and love to see TWO SF Rush cabs, even half-built, in the same shot.

Mike A:
This thread makes me happy.

bobbyb13:
Fear not Andrew!
I didn't crack open the iso. Those things freak me out.
The mounting plate and frame were all that got the wire brush treatment (and lightly at that.)

I AM still concerned that it got so completely soaked at some point that it may be dead anyway- or blow up the next time it is energized from previous water damage. :timebomb:

Hopefully find out in the next day or so.
Before I see what electrical/electronic drama exists I still need to go through the seat and steering assemblies, clean up the keypad, adjust the monitor mounts, repair a bit of wire, and check voltages coming out of the psu.

I would say it is good that it stopped raining except that now I'll need to cut the ocean of grass too. :hissy:

You and me both Mike. :cheers:
Glad to contribute to global harmony!

bobbyb13:
I'll have to take a few more pictures soon.

The steering assembly doesn't look so bad really (anybody know how to deal with the weird sticky melting habit of the coating on these wheels?) but I may need to buy a new wheel.
Two actually because the one on the other cabinet sucks too.

The shifter however is pretty messed up.
Whoever left this machine sit outside the way it did should be kicked in the jimmy.
Repeatedly.

So much paint came off with a fingernail that I got irritated and started scraping.
Remarkably, only the reverse button switch is crunchy.
The shifter state switches all appear like they are ok so they will stay for now.

I sanded it down and gave it a rattle can rebuild treatment so hopefully that paint dries fast enough I can put that back before the weekend is out.

All that is left now for the reassembling portion of this exercise is to go through the seat assembly.
The artwork on it is peeling and shrinking but I think the box may hold up (so that I don't need to remake that thing too.)

Then it will be time for checking electrical stuff.

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