Old Kelvinator domestic fridge rebuild. Looking for suggestions.

[Hools]

Hi guys, I have a 1950's (I think) domestic refrigerator that id like to rebuild. All the hardware and the seals are in great condition, as is the chassis. It has few distinguishing marks other than 'M5W'. I bought it off a guy for $20.

Was wondering what your suggestion for retro-fit would be.

Its a capilarry system on R12 and it is tripping the breaker. My plan was to relcaim the refrigerant, strip it down and start again.

Any suggestions on what compressor/evaporator/condensor/refrigerant/tstat you would use would be greatly appreaciated. I just want the finished product to be running efficiently at 2degrees C.

And Ill finish her off with a fire engine red paint job.

Ill post some photos as soon as my phone charges.

[Hools]

heres 3 photos

[Hools]

Appologies for the multible posts.

[monkey spanners]

Think i'd start by checking all the wiring is ok, and checking the compressor is actually faulty (megger, ohm the windings etc)

If it is faulty and you can match the duty with a modern one then you would be able to keep the evaporator etc (would be a shame to replace it as such a feature of the fridge)