Shoot me but I had to do it..

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Ok, gave Nassau Fire the final $1000 for the tires. Looked at it yesterday with painter to compound a spot to try and remove oxidation. Officers door and fender are severely cracked and flaking off. Looks like a repaint. Suggested to me was sandblasting the rig (with a soft solution so as not to warp the metal), followed by a paint job, of which Sherwin Williams was recommended. As anyone here knows this stuff, ALL the lights, labels, et al. have to come off. Hopefully my pal can work out a deal with the blaster and save me some money. I also think a coat or 3 of clear coat will make her shine. As for mechanical, as posted, fluids will be changed, filters will be changed, electrical system checked along with the brakes.The manual throttle and shutdown need work, as well as the accelerator pedal. She was blowing white smoke at idle, which scared me. Bob threw in some fuel oil to loosen up the rings,which I hope does the trick with a nice long run down the Long Island Expressway. Still need some parts, like the Dietz 212 light and the flashers on the rear, which looked similar to the ALF flashers but had a different housing. Need a Hannay double booster reel as well. Hope you enjoyed the update.


Stay safe, Brothers.