Save a Streethawk S1B

[Mars Light]

I found a FS Streethawk S1B for less money.
In my opinion an earlier version because of outer rotators are in front (later FS switched to outer rotators are on back side of the bar). And because of black metal base for mirrors and reflectors.

From outside in good shape.
But what I found inside was a temple of rust. And one black base was broken.

 

[Mars Light]

Next steps was to clean the good base and sandblasting the frame parts and all feet parts.


The metal parts are now back from sandblasting. They are now ready for the correct yellow galvanize surface.

 

[Mars Light]

I primer and painted the feet parts, cleaned and painted the rubber parts, took 4 screws and nuts. Ready for the bar.

 

[Skulldigger]

Wow, looking great so far. That is a lot of rust. This will be a great save.

 

[jph2]

You've taken a poor, unwanted street kid and given him a new Chrismtas! Nice work!

 

[Mars Light]

Thank you, guys.

Yesterday I got a package with a lot of SH parts for this project.
Thanks again to Mike (chargerlighting) for this great and good stuff.

 

[lotsofbars]

Looking great so far. I remember when I was a kid and I bought like 20 of these things in varying states of good to bad. None of them were rusted like that, holy crap.

 

[Wailer]

I wasn't glancing at the photos properly, and for a second I thought it was a Streethawk mini light bar.

 

[ChargerLighting]

Looks MUCH better

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

Nice,
I've got a 72" Firehawk that I need to break down and clean up...
Probably be on my list in the near future..

 

[ERIC6913]

Very nice mister! Just my style restoration

 

[Mars Light]

Today I got back the galvanized metal parts.


Also the lower deck covers.
Before and after

 

[Mars Light]

The feets are now assembled.

 

[toon80]

If this thread is going where I believe it is, it's going to be like one of those thin Christmas cardboard calendars. The ones where you open 1 box everyday to reveal a chocolate piece, but instead of chocolate, you will post the bar getting assembled bits by bits every now and then, while we all go "ooooh" and "ahhhh"

 

[Mars Light]

Yes, that´s an option...

 

[ERIC6913]

If this thread is going where I believe it is, it's going to be like one of those thin Christmas cardboard calendars. The ones where you open 1 box everyday to reveal a chocolate piece, but instead of chocolate, you will post the bar getting assembled bits by bits every now and then, while we all go "ooooh" and "ahhhh"

In Germany that's called an, "Adventskalender"

 

[Mars Light]

But to create a X-mas Streethawk I need some red and green domes and filters.

 

[ERIC6913]

Earlier this year I sold a pair of green domes

 

[Mars Light]

Too early for this project...

 

[Mars Light]

One side is finished. Last step is the dome.

to be continued...

 

[Mars Light]

Just finished the now restored bar.

 

[Mars Light]

Here is a video:

 

[Wailer]

That looks like the wide version. Where I live the city PD had a couple of vans with that type of bar, while all the cars had the shorter Streethawks with the narrow speaker grille.

 

[ex416]

awesome job. you brought it back to look like new again.

 

[ERIC6913]

Sieht Sptize auss Herr! Genau mein stihl.

 

[894]

Holy cow!

All that for a StreetHawk... but it sure looks puuurty!

 

[Mars Light]

I know what you mean. It is a standard SH but an earlier version. That was my intension to restore this old school baby.

 

[ERIC6913]

I found a new in box 52" series A, dated 1986 here in California not too long ago I will share soon

 

[Mars Light]

Cool, Eric!

 

[coop359]

My departments first Streethawks had that sized grill for the boxy 89 Chevys. When we went to the turtle Caprice-they changed the speaker grills to be smaller and mounted the new BP100 siren speaker behind the grill. Then we went All-Light SH in 1996.