I got a message from the guy refurbishing that Sanyo FT-489 I bought. It's all done and awaiting shipping. He actually posted a video of the newly rebuilt unit playing, which is kind of cool. He said it appeared to only have around ten hours total run time on it from the condition of the internals. It needed a belt and the ejection mechanism gears retimed and shimmed and that was about it. He charged around $145 with shipping.
I can't wait to install the circa-1975 vintage unit. (Paperwork has 1976 on the instructions but Sanyo supposeldy manufactured the FT-489 from 1971 to 1974 according to this site, which, by the way is a great site for dating stereo equipment. You just input the model and it will give you various brands to narrow down your search results: https://www.usedprice.com/items/car-...=ft489&x=0&y=0
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