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can you post some photos so we can better visualize how far you've gotten in the disassembly?  Thanks!  

What a beautiful restoration!  I'm so glad your shipping drama ended well too!

My only concern with the newer model Tristars is with the wands.  I personally have never had a problem, but I've read about problems from others.  The plastic wants are kind of clunky and prone to short out.  I installed one of the new brushless motors in mine and it works great.  It seems like...

Nathan, glad to see you post!  I haven't seen you on the forum in a while!  Q:  Does the motor chamber have insulation inside it? 

What a great find at a great price!  Congratulations!  It's hard to beat ANY Kirby! 

That's a very nice find!  It looks like it might function in a similar way to the Silver King.  In fact, its tools look very similar. 

I'm sorry it did not turn out to be what you wanted, but what a great seller to make things right!

I drilled an extra hole in this Eureka wand so that it would fit the Tristar hose.  Now I can use a Eureka Power Nozzle with a Tristar hose on a Silver King vacuum! 

Conversion Cord I finally found a Rainbow conversion cord on Ebay!  It is the perfect solution for converting to a Tristar hose. 

What a great find!  I own a 1060.  It's a very good vacuum.  Congratulations! 

Very nice find!  I'd love to acquire one some day. 

Very nice find!  Congratulations! 

When you remove the nozzle, you'll see a safety switch on the fan case.  That switch will have either one button or two.  The number of buttons on the switch will help narrow it a little.

@ Dysonman1 Thanks for the tip!  The filters that came with it were stained with some kind of liquid.  I'm sure they're fine, but I'll go ahead and order some new ones. 

Attachments None of the attachments came with it.  I'd love to get them, especially the bare floor brush and the squeegee.  But those will have to come at a later date!

The only thing I'm not pleased with is the wand set up.  It feels very awkward and seems too short for my arms.  [this post was last edited: 11/7/2014-19:34]

So I decided to take the wire off the Douglas PN and install it on this Eureka PN with the VGIII brush roll.  Now this vacuum beast has because a MEGA beast! 

So I thought about adding this Rainbow PN to it, since they both use a three wire cord.  But alas, the PN cord is too short to reach the receptacle on the hose.   [this post was last edited: 11/7/2014-19:33]

The only accessory it came with is the original Douglas power nozzle.  I wasn't very pleased with it (probably because I like everything turbocharged!).  [this post was last edited: 11/7/2014-16:02]

I've been wanting one of these for a while and finally found one at a fairly reasonable price!  The suction and airflow are quite impressive!