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CW Cali Boulevard Resto *Pg 7 update 22/6/11 Pics Added *
bobafett:
Thing is though - how much do you trust your local bike shop with your new frame after it's been through approximately £400 worth of resto work ? :-\ :shocked:
Think i'd be putting the bearing cups in myself maybe with the help of a mate if you need a spare set of hands in the process ;)
Here's how I do it..........
1. Use a dremmel to clean the insides of the bottom bracket hanger of any overspray.
2. Pop the bearing cups in a food baggy and sit them in the freezer for a couple of hours.
3. Grease the bottom bracket hanger & the cups.
4. Give them a gentle tap with a rubber or wooden mallet to start them off.
5. Press them in using a home made press ( short length of 10mm threaded bar with some drilled thick plate and a couple of 10mm washers & nuts)
Simple :)
Jamroll:
--- Quote from: bobafett on October 19, 2010, 05:07 PM ---
Thing is though - how much do you trust your local bike shop with your new frame after it's been through approximately £400 worth of resto work ? :-\ :shocked:
Think i'd be putting the bearing cups in myself maybe with the help of a mate if you need a spare set of hands in the process ;)
Here's how I do it..........
1. Use a dremmel to clean the insides of the bottom bracket hanger of any overspray.
2. Pop the bearing cups in a food baggy and sit them in the freezer for a couple of hours.
3. Grease the bottom bracket hanger & the cups.
4. Give them a gentle tap with a rubber or wooden mallet to start them off.
5. Press them in using a home made press ( short length of 10mm threaded bar with some drilled thick plate and a couple of 10mm washers & nuts)
Simple :)
--- End quote ---
Its not so much the money spent on the restoration of the f,f's and bars, though at close to £400 obviously it wouldbe an issue , its more the time and effort that has and will go into this...I've only ever built one other bike before this and that was pretty straight forward, this shouldn't really be any different....just a little more expensive!!!
Appreciate the offer of a hand when pressing the cups, but I'm down Pompey way dude...you up Manchester aint you???
Darren Wood:
--- Quote from: markyp on October 19, 2010, 04:45 PM ---fingers crossed on the chroming fella,its a fookin lottery i tell thee.i cant wait to see this one finished,ive always :smitten: cw's in all shapes and forms
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Mark when you say i"ve always :smitten: cw"s in all shapes and forms ? I do hope you mean the bike and not COCKS and WILLIES in all shapes and forms ;D
ps can"t wait to see the bike i am doing one the same colourway with the CHROME :coolsmiley:
Nice one WOODY
markyp:
:knuppel2: :-* :LolLolLolLol:
Jamroll:
well, no going back now :daumenhoch:
Bike is in with Custom Metal Polishers in Portsmouth for a mirror polish and chroming...back in 2 weeks :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :smitten:
Place actual premises is a bit of a shithole but had some lovely bits around i could see that i may have found a decent place to get work done.
Got some araya 7x rims being polished & chromed, along with a Tuf Neck Power Disc, Renthal Seat Post, and the Original CW rear pegs ::)
Thinking bout getting the suzue hubs done as well....thoughts?
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