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Zmilin

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I got a screaming deal on eBay last week when I placed a bid for a 281 and it never hit my high number. The thing was damaged but they guaranteed operability. Well... it arrived today and it took another hit in transit but it may not be a massive blow. The door cam off the bottom hing but I was able to get it back on and it looks like its sealing. The door requires a slight pull so thats a good sign.
Ive got it in the garage running to see if it really cools and if theres any other issue that might show its head.
This is going to be a long term project for me as I don't have the funds to do an all out build like I did on my other one. I also don't have room upstairs for it so I need to figure that out as well.
Just thought Id share what I got and Ill be crossing fingers, toes, eyes, and testes in hopes that its good. Luckily the box is big enough to cover me from rain cause the wife might kick me out the house after she sees it.

After getting it out of the box. You can see the bottom corner of the door is whacked.
P.S. thats the wife's Bonneville behind it :)


And after some tinkering and making some room in the garage for it...


and if your curious why it was on eBay...
 
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Nice pick up brother. Function over form! I can't see the damage on the front in the pics and you have the back against the wall. Looks great!
 
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Zmilin said:
Luckily the box is big enough to cover me from rain cause the wife might kick me out the house after she sees it.
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Great pick up brother. After 33 years of marriage I can attest to the fact that, as long as you are coming home for dinner, (And I mean that both literally and figuratively), they they tend to get over stuff like this.
 
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Seems to be doing fine this morning. I can hear and feel the internal fan running.
I can turn on the internal light and kill the lights in the garage and can't see any blue light through the seal so thats a plus.
I dropped in one of my remote hygrometers this morning to "watch" what the temp does. It has been steadily dropping since I put it in there a few minutes ago so that a plus.

I emailed the eBay seller last night about the additional damage and they offered either a return or a partial refund. I sent them a suggestion for a refund and well see if they go for it.
 
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