Why is it that when you need to be working on the important things, you decide to work on something that really isn't essential to get the project done. That's where I was when I decided to restore the horns. I don't think they're original and I really wasn't even sure if they worked. I cleaned most of the crud off and started taking them apart. I wasn't really sure how far I'd go, but ended up finding out it wasn't too difficult. It looked like the mechanicals were in decent shape. The wiring was pretty bad. All the insulation was gone. I cleaned them up in the blast cabinet and then treated them with AfterBlast. I had several colors of powder for powder coating, so I decided to go with red, white and blue. Once I got it all put together, it looked pretty good.
The truck was originally 6volt, so I didn't know what would happen when using 12volts on them. Let's just say I was glad I had my hearing protection on! It surprised me how loud they were. I figure I won't be using them very often, so I'll take the chance they'll last as long as I need them to.
Maybe we need a diversion every now and then to have some fun and take the pressure off the main project. I dunno. I'm sure it won't be the only time.
