Well, I started to pull this stove apart today. It is in much better shape than my Chambers Imperial therefore I can get it going soon. Plus, one of my college buds might want it - his wife is remodeling and I sent a pic of it, they went gaga over it. I have sent an inquiry for the chrome (10 burner knob trim rings, two oven knob rings, two oven knob trim pieces, six oven door handles, upper vent trim, three upper vent grates, backsplash trim for timer/clock, and the light reflector). There is not as much chrome on this as you would think - my 35 1/2" O'Keefe & Merritt has more.
The eight burner grates will be re-enameled. Only one burner has noticable chipped enamel - not worth redoing. All burner valves will be cleaned and regreased. I'll clean the oven and griddle burners and paint them with high temp automotive exhaust paint - they will look like new cast iron and the stove won't get hot enough to burn the paint off. I'll send the aluminum parts (griddle, broiler pans) off for professional polishing. I decided to have the oven T-stats rebuilt, even though I have not tested them. As old as they are, I think I should start from ground zero with them. Part of the reason is I fixed a Chambers B for a friend. It worked fine about 9 months and then the T-stat quit. Might as well rebuild them while the stove is apart and they can be accessed easily.
The side panels are bent and damaged pretty badly, but I have a donor 40" Roper with good side panels. I swapped them today and they fit perfectly - then I took them back off as I disassembled the stove. I probably would not be tearing into the stove this far if it weren't for the fact that the rear legs - stamped steel - are bent and I have to tip the stove on it's back to repair them - this is why the side panels were damaged. I have to remove the top, sides, and backsplash to do this to prevent damage. Since I'm doing that, I'll just clean everything and check door insulation, etc. All of the porcelain is in great shape - no panels need to be redone. There is a 1/8" chip on the left edge of the top and a 1/2" chip at the back center of the left side panel which can be fixed with a touch up kit - that is all.
