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/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
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Post# 429597   8/6/2020 at 23:24 (1,330 days old) by wavid (Minnesota)   |   | |
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Here's my FrankenKirby Sentria/G4/Carbon Fiber film Kirby. Purists need not apply. Enjoy!
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Post# 429598 , Reply# 1   8/6/2020 at 23:30 (1,330 days old) by Hooverman99 (Pennsylvania )   |   | |
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Post# 429610 , Reply# 2   8/7/2020 at 13:36 (1,329 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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As much as I miss the Sentria's orange accents, that looks pretty nice. The carbon fiber applique on the handle is a good way to hide the G4 decal and visually tie the thing together.
I did something similar with a G5 a few years ago. It has parts from a G3, G4, Ultimate G and Sentria. I keep thinking that someday, when I'm really, really bored I'll put the G5's original burgundy emptor on there, just to give it a more unified look but so far, I just haven't reached such an advanced state of boredom.
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Post# 429614 , Reply# 3   8/7/2020 at 15:44 (1,329 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.)   |   | |
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I like the way you handled this upgrade. The carbon fiber adds a nice touch, very classy. Kudos! |
Post# 429618 , Reply# 5   8/7/2020 at 17:12 (1,329 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Yeah that actually does not look that bad. It matches along with the bag. I'd color match the front bumper of the brushroll to the top of the bag holder and that should tie it all together.
If I could find G-series Kirbys cheap enough I'd love to tweak a couple of them like this. It's really easy to work with them since mostly all the G series parts are interchangeable. |
Post# 429620 , Reply# 6   8/7/2020 at 17:24 (1,329 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 429622 , Reply# 7   8/7/2020 at 18:57 (1,329 days old) by Kirbyg6 (York)   |   | |
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That’s really cool I found this one on google I know I should probably post it on the vintage forum but since we are talking about them I thought il post it here
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Post# 434699 , Reply# 8   11/8/2020 at 00:43 (1,237 days old) by wavid (Minnesota)   |   | |
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FrankenKirby even lighter! Not really, just more carbon-fiber vinyl film on the hood.
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Post# 434701 , Reply# 9   11/8/2020 at 01:14 (1,237 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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The reasons I know this 1986-87 Kirby Heritage II is a Franken-Kirby are due to:
a) Heritage II Legend nozzle (or at least the belt lifter is) b) aftermarket shake-out bag c) it replaced the Mini Emtor disposable bag system, since the longer rear wheel shaft had not been changed (see 3rd picture) when the conversion to the large Emtor and shake out bag had occurred. Consequently, the large bare-chrome Emtor (picture 2; taken from anything ranging from the Classic 1CR to the Tradition 3CB) will not fit properly; this is remediable through the use of the shorter 4-1/2" long rear wheel shaft (102080) used on the Tradition 3CB and Heritage 1HD. ~Ben CLICK HERE TO GO TO KirbyClassicIII's LINK on eBay |
Post# 434707 , Reply# 10   11/8/2020 at 13:05 (1,236 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 434719 , Reply# 11   11/8/2020 at 16:57 (1,236 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 434758 , Reply# 12   11/9/2020 at 15:27 (1,235 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 434791 , Reply# 13   11/10/2020 at 15:54 (1,234 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.)   |   | |
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I like the bag a lot, it looks like it's made of a quality fabric. Wouldn't mind having this on one of my Kirby's, really nice! |
Post# 434792 , Reply# 14   11/10/2020 at 17:23 (1,234 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 437242 , Reply# 15   1/9/2021 at 21:35 (1,174 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 437248 , Reply# 16   1/10/2021 at 00:43 (1,174 days old) by Mieles5380leo (Virginia)   |   | |
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Post# 469920 , Reply# 17   3/2/2024 at 01:01 by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Edgar,
What you had said also reminds me of the Family Matters episode "An Unlikely Match," when, while Carl is vacuuming, Urkel comes in with his invention, the "Urkel McVacPipes," which he built out of a Hoover Encore upright. Urkel's machine, not surprisingly, did not last long as it soon exploded! ~Ben |