Parts and Pieces

[farmboy weldor]

Do any of you guys know where I can get control knobs(the old metal style) and also a new face plate for a SAM 400?


thanks, mike

[J hall]

How bad is your faceplate? you can redo them if you are bored enogh.

[farmboy weldor]

Its not bad at all, the lamination on it is peeling back in places thats all, I was just wondering if they were readily available some place on the web. no biggy


hopefully ill get some pictures on here soon...

Mike

[farmboy weldor]

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file:///Users/mike/Desktop/DSC02130.JPG
file:///Users/mike/Desktop/DSC02128.JPG
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see if these work i have a feeling they wont....

[storts]

You are

file:///Users/mike/Desktop/DSC02125.JPG
file:///Users/mike/Desktop/DSC02130.JPG
file:///Users/mike/Desktop/DSC02128.JPG
file:///Users/mike/Desktop/DSC02124.JPG

see if these work i have a feeling they wont....

CORRECT!!!

[farmboy weldor]

here do these work??

[c wagner]

You got it right that time!
It looks to be in pretty good shape, are you the original owner?

[J hall]

That is a nice looking old SAM.
You can find Knobs here.
http://www.ohmite.com/cgi-bin/showpa...ostat_hardware

[farmboy weldor]

No Im not the original owner, I just bought it for 2500 bucks, its been restored, lincoln tells me its either a '68 or '69. It is in fairly good condition yes...but there are some rough spots. It doesnt run but thats because it had been sitting for a while. So I am putting a new coil on, plugs, rebuilding the carb, oil filter all the normal maintenance stuff. Should be up and running ready to burn some rods soon. only problem is that I go back to college this Saturday so my dad and brother will have to work on it.

hey Jhall thanks for that link to the knobs, I was also wondering mine has a fuel shutoff valve installed on the side right up front was this original or did the owner before me install this? and theres also two toggle switches, ones definitely a kill switch the other I have yet to find a purpose for. Were these two toggle switches standard equipment? I have a feeling the one isnt standard.

the guy I bought it from must have done alot of resto jobs because he had this one, an old SAE-400, and a very very nice SA-200(70's) which is what I originally inquired about buying... but as of now its not for sale.

Mike

[JTMcC]

These guys might make you a faceplate:

decalshoppe.com


JTMcC

[farmboy weldor]

I have seen that website before JT, but I'll make do with what I have at the moment, I was just being picky before, there are other trouble spots I'll fix before I get another face plate... but thanks for the suggestion

Mike