That bass is a little saggy... The shrinkage from my washer will fix that. (Also, Sears. Y U NO FIX WASHING MACHINE BEFORE WEDNESDAY? If you're curious, my Kenmore Oasis He's water pump is shot and my basin is off centered)

How cute, the Miele I picked up today is trying to get into the shot. Silly Miele, this sub-forum is for the Vintage.

This came out of the bag. Just a reminder that this isn't a shakeout bag. (Those things are disgusting.)

Oh. There's the problem.

That brushroll though.

Completely stripped gone. On the other side, the metal lip has been dented in and is causing rubbing. I typically clean up and save the brushrolls, but this one is too far gone. (I couldn't get my Galaxy S3 to focus so this is going to be the best I've got.)

Things I need to do:

• Spa treatment as James is crying for help. (I can hear him from the garage)
• Replace at least the front bearing, if not the back (the back sounds healthy)
• New brushroll and belt (belt is the easy part)
• New fill tube
• New fan though, this will be the last thing I buy. I can clean up the current one and be fine for a year or so.

Is that why I got a call about the K.B.I out around your house? I thought something was up when I saw those infamous rose-wood Brown squad cars going down the road! Thankfully, all appears well here. Just make sure Scott doesn't call the K.B.I back over a noise compliant!

Saggy bags-that style of hangar wasn't Kirby' s finest. I'm sure you'll have James shiny in no time!

Ah. Thank you Ben. I was actually hoping you'd post the part numbers I need so I can order them.

I only started to name them because when I told someone about my collection they replied with,

"You're not one of those freaks that names their things, right?"

I wouldn't be TASE if I didn't try to make people uncomfortable and freak them out, so I decided that they needed names.

Luxy1205, I know how that is. I have some iMacs and video games that will never be used for real use ever again (I have one of the rarest iMacs nearly brand new and some video games that are really hard to find.)

Thanks BikerRay! I'm going to be buying the front bearings and fill tube today (hopefully.) I at least need those two to get this thing to run. I can snag my brush roll from my Heritage for a bit.

My project is being put on hold.

The Old Man (my grandfather whom I live with) threw away my outer bag since I had it in a trash bag from being at the laundromat.

So I'll be having to buy a new bag to go along with everything else.

Parts bought. 

I have bought a front bearing, Genuine brushroll with a magnet, fan, brand new bag, and a fill tube.

Everything I will need to completely restore this Kirby.

Now that I think about it, hopefully the carbon brushes are ok...

Update!

I received my front bearing, impeller, brushroll, and bag.

Now i'm waiting on my fill tube

Heritage II' s are very common, especially on eBay! Apparently not very common near Tase, though. I saw 4 in a Week when I found my brand new Heritage II! They're usually only considered rare in the event they have a cloth dump bag or smaller 13' head (my new one came with the small head!).