Subject: Re: Hard top case for Eldo
Author: Tim Crump
Date: Jan 19, 2001, 8:00 AM
Post ID: 1704996633
For what it is worth, and don't quote me!
The picture is definitely a Wixom fairing. The earlier ones didn't have the
turnsignals in the fairing. My 70 Ambo, purchased in 1971 had the same Wixom
my current 69 Ambo has - no turn signals. When I bought a new Eldo, in Oct
of '72, it had the "truck" turn signals in the fairing, with a small hole on
the back side so you could see the signal from the back as well. I recall
having to put a rubber gasket behind the lights as they would vibrate
against the fairing.........of course, I was a kid back then and ran that
Eldo pretty hard!
Tim Crump
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Giller" <bgil-@mitre.org>
To: <haw-@frontiernet.net>; "loopframe" <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: Hard top case for Eldo
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