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My lift rings were located in the wrong position on my Santa Fe freight A unit so I moved them to the proper position. I checked first for photographic evidence of position.

 

This is pretty easy to do. The lift rings are metal and a press fit into the nose.

 

1. Take a pair of needle nose pliers and move the lift ring gently side to side while pulling gently, but steadily.

Out they pop. they have 2 pins.

 

2. I decided to trim off and file down the top pin so I only have to drill and glue one pin. Aids adjustment and squaring up the pin.

lift rings 1

3. Drill one appropriate sized hole in the nose. Do one side at a time. Measure twice before marking and drilling. Use a fresh exacto sharp point to start a divot before drilling.

lift rings 3

 

Trial fit and do the other side. make sure they match. I used a tiny bit of gorilla CA to glue.

 

And TADA your done !

lift rings 2

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Originally Posted by Hot Water:

Very nice. But, now what does one do about that little empty mounting hole, on either side, in the yellow paint?

I'm going to use a tiny piece of ATSF decal and cover it or  plug it with plastic tube carefully sand then paint.

I'll show the work when I do it.

 

Right now it is beer thirty.

Originally Posted by Ron H:
Originally Posted by Hot Water:

Very nice. But, now what does one do about that little empty mounting hole, on either side, in the yellow paint?

I'm going to use a tiny piece of ATSF decal and cover it or  plug it with plastic tube carefully sand then paint.

I'll show the work when I do it.

 

Right now it is beer thirty.

Interesting. Although I'm having a REAL Martini, i.e. gin with plain olives, I certainly can relate to "beer thirty".

 

Concerning your repair, I wonder how the colors will match, plus I wonder how the same repair would work on the passenger "war bonnet" paint scheme. 

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