What ever happened to the 1966 Frigidaire Custom Imperials??

[rickr]

Remember these?? I thought about scrapping them last year....

Worn out,rusted,dented,noisey, and scratched.

 

[rickr]

Bottom brace...

The side of the cabinet was even rusted away.

The pump and tub had leaked for so many years.

I was able to retrofit the brace from a 1961.

 

[maytagbear]

Why do I imagine

that you brought them back to roaring, pumping, gleaming, not-too-noisy LIFE?

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[rickr]

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No, their in China, becoming a Kia! lol!! (ok, Korea)

Took them to be sand blasted, then to the body shop

 

[gyrafoam]

Rick----are you ready for the rest of that stuff to ship? Call me.

 

[rickr]

With the help from lots of people...

Including Mark (Saltysam), Gregm, my painter friend, and my lil' friend Budder, we got them back togther and running again.

Special thanks to Mark! Without the parts he sent me, these would be a KIA by now. Agitate roller, and the "Jetcone" I could not find, and Mark was kind enough to send them to me. Thanks again Mark!

Budder likes to work on stuff with me, and this was his first dryer. he did good!

 

[rickr]

back together, and installed...

YAY!

 

[rickr]

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WHOOPS!

 

[rickr]

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Another...

 

[rickr]

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oh yeah...

 

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Money shot

 

[norfolksouthern]

Oh my! The colors! Wow! The inspiration! The education!

Can you upload some photos of the entire cabinets? How about the insides? Thanks!

NorfolkSouthern

 

[rickr]

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It's awwl good in da hood...Weed' put sum twenny-fozz on um if we could... <:

 

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lit up

 

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[gadgetgary]

GASP~!!!!!

Absolutely GAWGEOUS

 

[norfolksouthern]

Nevermind

 

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Dryer money shot

 

[joelippard]

Those are real beauties Rick, thanks for letting us see them. Put up some pics of the restore process if you have them... Thanks man!

 

[rickr]

Thanks guys! I have a couple pixs of the mech, out of the cabinet. Shows how I fixed the leaking tub. I will try to find it within a few days.

Steve, I will call you soon. LOVE you! XO XO

 

[saltysam]

OMG!

Rick! Those are absolutely FANTASTIC! I love the color combination! AWESOME ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!
and your welcome, I'm glad I was able to help out with the parts. It would have been a criminal offense if these were to have been turned into a kia. lol

One request though........if you ever decide to part with them let me know!
Mark

 

[rickr]

Oh, videos...

Here are the videos for these machines.

I do not know why the camera makes the cabinet look as if it is shaking with the tub on spin. The camera got "fooled" somehow. YaY Digital???? lol!!

 

[rickr]

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First spin...

 

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Overflow rinse...

 

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Final spin, with Rapid-Dry 1000 RPM spin.

This machine starts out on low speed spin, then shifts to MED speed spin, then finally changes to HIGH speed Rapid-Dry 1000 spin. It's a long video, but it's worth the time.

 

[rickr]

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Not rusty, not leaky, not scratched, not worn out. But they are STILL NOISY!!! LOL!! (they all do that...) Gotta love a Roller-Tragic... <:

 

[rickr]

Mark, if I ever want to sell these, you would be the first to know. Grandmas "Jetcone" lives again. Did you notice the wide green rubber band just below the cap? <: Thanks again!

 

[joelippard]

Oh My!

Finally I get to see what the 1010 Rapidry looks like! That is so incredible, damn near Unimatic speed. A truly formidable machine.

 

[autowasherfreak]

Absolutely Marvelous ! I give them a 10!

Rick, I tried to leave you comments on YouTube, but as usual they never show up.

What an awesome change! I just love the color, now that's what I call a labor of love! Great videos, the spin video is kinda funny, I wonder why that happened.