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Ammaco Freestyle Ace Resto for bro's 40th prezzie (Shhhhhh dont tell him!)

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koolstyler:
Hi all, first post on here so im a total newbie (25 years ago i knew loads though!)
Bit of story to what im doing first, my brother and myself both had new Ammaco freestylers new in 1985 (me a white Koolstyler and him a Chrome Freestyle Ace with tuff 2s), i sold mine for £30 in the late 80s after painting it with green hammerite :idiot2:. My brother kept his and it slowly rusted until around 10 years ago when he did a mini restoration (painted it a nasty peppermint colour!) but he's never used it since as it needs a new headset. The paint has held back any rust though and it is original spec with no damage to the frame at all.
My plan now is to pinch it out of his garage without his knowledge and do a better job of restoring it for his 40th Birthday. Think rechroming will be a bit out of my budget with the other bits that need doing so will be getting it proffesionally resprayed by a mate with a bodyshop. Would go white but think it would look very like my old Koolstyler which would prob not be that good for him, so think as we both hankered after Candy apple Trickstars back then ill poss go down that route.
I have sourced a decal set off ebay (any good?) and now need to sort the headset, problem is that i will only be able to have the bike for a week or so before his birthday so need to have the parts ready and have no idea on tube sizes for the parts, are they a standard size on older bmx's if so can someone point me in the right direction for a headset that will fit please?
Also need to change brake pads, cables, grips, pedals and tires, will maybe fit a layback seatpost too (any help on sizes again?)

Any help on where to source parts or general advice would be gratefully received :)

Cheers Chris

Clean:
Dude,

Welcome to the Forums, and I must say what a wonderful brother you sound!  :angel:

Lots of help available here if you pop your questions in more detail, but as a quick guide I am pretty sure Torker used Standard sizes on everything, so there will be lots available on here (although you need to pay your tenner for Site Supporter Tags if you want to buy on here) or eBay.

I suggest getting your tags as you will source what you need relatively easily and quickly and everyone is very knowledgable and helpful.   :smitten:

Good luck with your build, and get some Before (and after) pics up!  :daumenhoch:

Clean.

john4130:
you need a 1" bmx headset, brake pads will need to be the threaded type. cables, grips, and tyres are all pretty much the same sizes as the old one's so just pick a colour to suit. pedals need to be 1/2" for 1 piece cranks and 9/16" for 3 piece cranks and seatpost size is 22.2mm. buy a site tag for a tenner and you could probably get everything you need from the for sale section cheaper than from buying from ebay. and before and after pics are a must.  :daumenhoch:

koolstyler:
Wow, thanks for the prompt replys and help! Think you have covered most of the stuff i need to know for now and i will be getting the site tag sorted so i can start buying up bits asap 8)

Think i may have opened a can of worms now though im so excited about doing bro's bike that im thinking i may have to dip my toe back into the water :daumenhoch:

koolstyler:
If i was to have it stripped and re chromed anyone got any ideas of cost?? (frame forks and bars)
Cheers Chris

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