Bring a old friend back to life

[zenith12]

I have good news “ it’s alive” this is my childhood vacuum sadly my moms dogs messed it up pretty bad. I thought it was a lost cause she was in bad shape. I got her wen I was 10 from my dad . I will update wen I get the parts.

 

[thevacomaticiec]

nice job

 

[lesinutah]

Nice

You could use handle or bag of tradition or heritage 1. Nice hoover bag with heritage bag setup.

 

[KirbyCollector01]

Here’s everything you need.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284015473801

https://www.ebay.com/itm/293571793740

https://www.ebay.com/itm/172145865696

 

[human]

Kirbys are hard to kill...

You've got a good project on your hands and it's cool that it's a childhood vacuum. I think the Heritage/Legend series are my favorite Kirbys to work on. I went on a bender with those machines between last September and early March of this year. I refurbished a Legend II last fall and a Heritage 1HD this past spring. In between the two, I snagged a Heritage II Legend for $15 that was in absolutely pristine condition except its cord was missing. I guess somebody made an extension cord out of it.

Are you completely missing the bag assembly or did you just take it off because it was damaged? For what it's worth, the Legend II is completely identical to the Heritage II except for the color and for many parts the red Legend II replacements are not readily available. I had to replace the foot switch on mine with a black one for a Heritage II. It looks fine, though. If you're not picky about the color, Heritage II bags are more readily available and tend to go a bit cheaper than Legend II bags and a gray Heritage II bag looks pretty good on a Legend II with the red bag topper and guard band substituted. For some perverse reason, I swapped the bags on my Heritage II and Legend II. Aesthetics and missing parts aside, how does it run? Keep us posted on your progress.

 

[human]

H2 Bag Assembly...

Here's a good deal on an H2 bag assembly, sans topper and guard band. If you still have those parts from your original bag, this could be a fairly cost effective option. To put it in perspective, replacement mini emptor alone typically goes for around $36.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kirby-Heri...456974?hash=item23e1ff3fce:g:visAAOSwHRpfY8W2

 

[zenith12]

I misplace the bag toper

It runs fine I have the bag but in my cluttered room I somehow lost the bag top If I find it I will up date but I still need a cord

 

[lesinutah]

You

Will find it. Walk around your room with a magnet. You should post pics when you do. Its a nice vacuum.