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79 Goose build thread - update 21.07.14
Spen69:
Chris I was smashed on saturday night and don't recall even sending that post :2funny:
Needless to say, I meant that those were the forks it arrived with and I had no reason to suspect they weren't the original forks with the frame. The date on Monggose BB shells is for amusement only once production got into full swing - they just used the next piece of tube on the production line apparently - there were boxes of BB shells already stamped. The date is a plus/minus 6 moths guide to manufacture date only....... bloomin BMX Products :-\
The only thing I can assure you is that it is definitely a standard Mongoose frame and was once a lush copper colour :2funny: I wouldn't have sold it if it would have been a full cromo frame as I loved the colour........ :shocked:
Jaan:
I'd never have guessed that you were smashed ;)
Forks,,, i'm still not 100% as they're exactly the same as those that John described as "May 81 Motomag 1" forks" but if thats correct then the forks in the 81 catalogue are wrong as they still appear to be the same pinched fork used on the 79/80 standard Mongoose.
The fact that its not 100% chromoly doesn't bother me in the slightest, i'm running a Suntour Skyway steel coaster hub rear so thats virtually doubled the weight anyway ;D
Plus if they're good enough for BMX Products to label Competition Racing Frame then they're certainly good enough for slow coach me ;D
... I just need to buy my 3rd set of decals :'(
BMX1973:
"wantit"
snoopy72:
--- Quote from: Jaan on March 24, 2014, 05:00 PM ---I'd never have guessed that you were smashed ;)
Forks,,, i'm still not 100% as they're exactly the same as those that John described as "May 81 Motomag 1" forks" but if thats correct then the forks in the 81 catalogue are wrong as they still appear to be the same pinched fork used on the 79/80 standard Mongoose.
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snoopy72 wrote:-
August 79 was when mongoose started producing frames without the welded coaster tab.
The catalogue is correct :daumenhoch: pinch forks were used from around Oct 79 , 80, 1981 Jan , Feb and March, March was the change over month for the forks, could have had either forks, then in April the pinch forks were gone.
In April/May/ they also mixed the rear dropouts, the serial numbers were changed without the letter C for Chatsworth and the rectangle next to the bb was hollow.
If you read the small print at the bottom of the 81 catalogue it states that since the printing of the catalogue some items may have changed.
(quite a lot actually) :LolLolLolLol:
By the end of May , solid rectangle, solid plate rear drop outs were gone, but they still continued to make the frames with gusset's until 1982
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Jaan:
Made a little progress on this build last night with some help with my apprentice Phil Sawzall - keep an eye out for him as I think he has potential :LolLolLolLol:
Minty fresh, never seen a brake, steel hub Skyways added
Wrapped in NOS fat/thin Comp 2s
79 Mongoose stamped crank, Mongoose BB, rare gold Mongoose stamped 130 BCD spider with equally hard to find 39T chainring and Mongoose pedals fitted
Frame re-decaled with Motomag set, Bottema M1s and the story so far....
Gold stem is being refinished and Phil has my SS bars and post for polishing :4_17_5:
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