Beer and Boomboxes!

I'm glad your getting through it Jorge, these are tough times and sometimes distractions are very soothing. There's something very rewarding about cracking open a piece of audio equipment and fixing it's issues. I do keep all heavy wrenches and big screwdrivers away from the work area to keep from throwing things. Hopefully we're turning the corner with this virus and people can get back out and enjoy life again.

 

That's a great story nickeccles, I feel like both of you came out great in the transaction, so good I might go out in the shop and have an ice cold Delirium Tremens! I'll admit though that your detailing and restorations are the benchmark, some of mine look like they came out of hard duty in an automotive body shop and there's no way they'd be shiny again, it can be frustrating but having them work again helps. Hopefully Jorge will post some action shots of the Elephant.

 

After a lot of trial and error I got my CRS-4000 blasting again! What a great way to celebrate with a can of Miracle On Ice Golden Ale from our local Lift Bridge Brewery. It was 40 years ago this year that our young boys went up against the Russian Juggernaut of hall of fame hockey players. I imagine some of the players were cranking similar boomboxes at hockey practice. She's a beast, everything works and she gets fairly loud but like most Marantz Portables, they never bottom out and the bass isn't aggressive. I'll spend some time cleaning some more of the dirt off but it's kind of nice when you can see the battle history, the paint specs are a badge of honor.

 

It was closed! But not for long....I was out in the shop working and watching some old Burt Reynolds Movie that was a perfect period piece for this box. I cleaned up the inside really good, it was amazing how supple and spongy the rubber wheels were, not rock hard like I usually find.

Devo's Shout! The album that got them dropped from the label. Personally I liked Devo more when they were kind of underground and people didn't know what to make of them. I found this gem at the local thrift store, it's a good day when you find any Devo Music.

 

If you mean Mongoloid autoreverser, the song is so good it has a Wikipedia Entry!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongoloid_(song)

The bands kept hitting us like sand in the eyes, new styles, different sounds, shiny leather, beat up leather, guitars, keyboards, etc. It was hard not to love music back then, grabbin a tape and boombox and heading to the beach gave you memories that last forever. I can still remember hearing all of those songs 40 years ago, a lot of them they still play on the radio (some way too much).

 

Wow, nickeccles must have given it his personal cleaning before he shipped it, I'm jealous, I can never get mine to shine like that. Hopefully you can work your wonders, that's one of those front and center models you can't help stare at.

 

Just hanging out in the shop hammering away but I think I've got it just about done! I'm replacing the front shock which requires removing the whole strut, these little BMWs are pretty easy to work on but you have to have the right tools which in my case includes a big helping of Duvel. Belgium Beer is slowly disappearing from our stores as everybody and their brother seems to be bottling IPAs and it's worse than the old days when it was just Miller, Bud, and Coors. Anyway, I've turned the corner after a can of PB Blaster and some late nights, hopefully tomorrow the little guy will be on the road again, these E30s don't have a lot of HP but they're really fun to drive.