On a happier note..
A fellow r1128 owner sent me a dud he had lying around which produced a decent cabinet and a couple tubes...
I got my caps on Monday and had it runnin Tuesday. Even the tuning eye responds to tuning well..
I have enough caps to rebuild the dud if i want to... HOWEVER, mine is missing the ON/OFF/ VOL controll, it needs dial string, and period correct knobs (wood or bakelite half moon shaft) Anyone with a box of spare parts for this period of radio is encouraged to chime in
Steve