Interesting. The decomp on my 84 green Mustang is a sealed unit. Must have been only a few early examples that are take apart. Never knew they existed.

Have a look at my refurbishment of the Yellow Vortex.
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/113126/1.html

Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!